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The benefits of using cookies are:
• enabling a service to recognise your device so you don’t have to give the same information several times during one task
• recognising that you may already have given a username and password, so you don’t need to do it for every web page requested
• measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there’s enough capacity to ensure they are fast.
European Union (EU) legislation now requires that we let you know about our use of cookies. Visit the ‘Cookies used' page, for details of the cookies used on this web site.
We recommend you allow the cookies we set as they help us provide a better service. We cannot identify you because the files are anonymous.
If you do not want to receive cookies from our web site, or want to remove cookies, select cookie settings under the internet or privacy settings in your browser options, then add our web address: www.southampton.gov.uk to the list of web sites you do not want to accept cookies from. Please be aware that there may be some functions on our web site which don't work when cookie consent is withrawn.
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