Cookie policy
This policy explains how the Asset Management Office (AMO) uses cookies and similar technologies on amo.police.uk, and how you can control them.
For information about how your personal data is handled more generally, see the NPCC Privacy Policy (opens in new tab).
What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file of letters and numbers that a website stores on your device when you visit it. Cookies allow a website to recognise your device, remember your choices, and understand how the site is being used.
We also use similar technologies, such as local storage and pixels, which work in a comparable way. Where this policy refers to cookies, it covers those technologies too.
Cookies set by this website are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by another organisation whose content appears on our pages — for example an embedded video — are called third-party cookies.
Seeing exactly which cookies we use
The full, current list of cookies on this website is available at any time through the cookie settings on this site. Select the cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of any page to open it – Click ‘View Details’
The list shows, for every cookie:
● the name of the cookie
● the organisation that sets it
● what it is used for
● how long it stays on your device
We publish the list this way rather than in this policy so that it is always accurate. It updates automatically when the technologies on the site change, which means you are never reading an out-of-date list.
Changing your cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time. Select the cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of any page, choose the categories you are happy to accept, and save your choices. Your new preferences take effect immediately.
When you first visit amo.police.uk you will see a cookie banner asking whether you accept optional cookies. No analytics or functionality cookies are set until you have made a choice.
If you clear the cookies stored on your device, or use a different device or browser, you will be asked for your preferences again.
The categories of cookie we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to work. They do things like remember your cookie preferences, keep the site secure, protect our forms against automated abuse, and manage your session while you browse.
Because the site cannot function properly without them, these cookies are set automatically and do not require your consent. You can block them in your browser settings, but parts of the site will then stop working.
Analytics and performance cookies
These cookies help us count visitors and understand how people move around the website — which pages are used most, where people run into difficulty, and whether they can find what they are looking for. We use this to improve the site.
We only set these cookies if you accept them. The information is used in aggregate and is not used to identify you personally.
These cookies are disabled by default – you have to Accept to set them
Functionality cookies
These cookies remember choices you make so the site behaves the way you expect on your next visit — for example remembering that you have dismissed a notice, or your preferred display settings.
These cookies are disabled by default – you have to Accept to set them
Advertising and targeting cookies
We do not use advertising or targeting cookies on this website. We do not run advertising campaigns, we do not profile visitors for marketing purposes, and we do not sell or share your browsing data with advertising networks.
Cookies set by other organisations
Some pages on this website include content hosted by other organisations, such as embedded video. If you view that content, the organisation hosting it may set its own cookies. We do not control those cookies. Details of any third-party cookies, and the organisation responsible for each, are shown in the cookie settings accessible from the cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of any page.
Managing cookies in your browser
You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including blocking all cookies or deleting cookies already stored on your device. Blocking all cookies — including strictly necessary ones — will stop parts of this website working.
Guidance for each browser is available from the browser provider. General advice on managing cookies is available from About Cookies (opens in new tab).
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout (opens in new tab)
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when we change the technologies used on the website. Any changes will be published on this page. Changes to the cookies themselves are reflected immediately in the cookie settings, accessible from the cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of any page.
This policy was last updated on 03/08/2026
Contact us
If you have a question about how we use cookies, or you want to exercise your data protection rights, see the NPCC Privacy Policy (opens in new tab) for details of how to contact the Data Protection Officer. For general enquiries about the AMO, use our Contact page.
Appendix: Cookie banner copy
Heading: Cookies on amo.police.uk
Body: We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We would also like to set optional cookies to remember your preferences and understand how the site is used, so we can improve it. We do not use cookies for advertising. You can change your choices at any time using the cookie icon at the bottom of any page.
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Confirmation message: Your cookie preferences have been saved. You can change them at any time using the cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of any page.