Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file that is downloaded onto your device when you visit a website, which means the website can recognise your device if you return to it.
Cookies are used to:
- recognise your device, so you don’t have to give the same information several times during the same online task
- measure how you use the site, so it can be updated and improved based on your needs
- provide data to help understand how a website and its services are used
- recognise where you have already given your username and password, so you do not need to do it for every visit
Cookies cannot be used to identify you as an individual.
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are needed to ensure our website works properly. We do not need to ask permission to use these. They only apply when a user logs into this website.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in_{hash} | This cookie indicates who the logged-in user is. | 14 days |
| wordpress_sec_{hash} | This cookie indicates who the logged-in user is. | 14 days |
Third-party cookies
There may be links within this website to other third-party websites. The suppliers of these websites may set cookies on your device when you visit their pages. These are known as third-party cookies. We have no control over third-party cookies.
You can read the third-party websites’ cookie policies for more information about the cookies they collect.
Further reading
Cookies and similar technologies | Information Commissioner’s Office 
Privacy policy – Leicestershire County Council Fair Processing Notice 
(PDF)
Leicestershire County Council Data Protection and Privacy
Cookie policy updated on 5 August 2024