Cookies
Our site uses cookies to make this site work better for you and for us.
Some of our cookies are essential, and parts of the site won’t work without them. We also use some non-essential cookies to anonymously track visitors. This helps us understand better how people use our site, so that we can improve it.
Managing your cookies
You can decide which kinds of cookies you would like to accept or block on our site by clicking the ‘C’ icon at the bottom of the screen.
You can also use your web browser to delete or block cookies, clear all cookies when you close the browser and open a ‘private browsing’/’incognito’ session, which allows you to browse the internet without storing local data.
Where to find information about controlling cookies in your browser
- Internet Explorer cookies information
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Cookies used on this website
CookieControl
Expires: 90 days
Purpose: Used to save cookie preferences
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use our site. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements, for example improving site search.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit
- how long you spend on each page
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
We don’t collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are.
We don’t allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
The following cookies are set by Google Analytics on www.islington.gov.uk and many of our other subdomains and web systems.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit Google Analytics opt-out tools
| Name | Expires | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help make improvements. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come from, the pages visited and whether have used My eAccount, our customer portal. |
| _gid | 24 hours | |
| _gat | 10 minutes | |
| _utma | 2 years | |
| _utmb | 30 minutes | |
| _utmc | When you close your browser | |
| _utmz | 6 months | |
| _utmv | 2 years |