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Cookies on service-manual.ons.gov.uk

Cookies are small files stored on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.

We use cookies and similar technologies to store information about how you use service-manual.ons.gov.uk, such as the pages you visit.

From now we will use the single term “cookies” to refer to cookies and similar technologies.

Cookie settings

We use JavaScript to set our cookies. Javascript is not running on your browser so you cannot change your settings.

You can try:

  • turning on JavaScript in your browser
  • reloading the page in case there was a temporary fault with JavaScript

We use three types of cookie. You can choose which cookies you're happy for us to use.

Cookies that help with our communications

Some of our pages may contain content from other sites, like YouTube, which may set their own cookies. These sites are sometimes called “third party” services. This tells us how many people are seeing the content and whether it’s useful.

In addition, if you share a link to a service-manual.ons.gov.uk page, the service you share it on may set a cookie. We have no control over cookies set on other websites – you can turn them off, but not through us.

YouTube videos

We use YouTube to show videos on some service-manual.ons.gov.uk pages. YouTube sets cookies when you visit one of these pages.

Learn more about these YouTube cookies
NamePurposeExpires
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVELets Youtube count the views of embedded Youtube videos9 months
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Cookies that remember your settings

These cookies do things like remember your preferences and the choices you make, to personalise your experience of using the site.

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Strictly necessary cookies

These essential cookies do things like:

  • remember the notifications you've seen so we do not show them to you again

They always need to be on.

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Cookie message

You may see a banner when you visit service-manual.ons.gov.uk inviting you to accept cookies or review your settings. We’ll set cookies so that your computer knows you’ve seen it and not to show it again, and also to store your settings.

NamePurposeExpires
ons_cookie_message_displayedLets us know that you’ve seen our cookie message1 year
ons_cookie_policySaves your cookie consent settings1 year