Components

Cookie banner

Experimental

This component is currently experimental because more research is needed to validate it.

Allow users to accept or reject cookies which are not essential to making your service work.

HTML
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<div
  class="govuk-cookie-banner"
  data-nosnippet="true"
  role="region"
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
>
  <div
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <h2
          class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
        >
          Cookies on [name of service]
        </h2>
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        value="accept"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Accept analytics cookies
      </button>
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        value="reject"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Reject analytics cookies
      </button>
      <a
        class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
        href="#"
      >
        View cookies
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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<CookieBanner
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  messages={[
    {
      actions: (
        <>
          <Button name="cookies" value="accept">
            Accept analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Button name="cookies" value="reject">
            Reject analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
        </>
      ),
      content: (
        <>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </>
      ),
      heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
    },
  ]}
/>
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Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
id	string	-	'id' attribute to place on the base HTML element
classBlock	string	-	Block name override in BEM style classes applied to all elements
classModifiers	Modifiers	-	BEM style modifiers to apply to the base HTML element
className	string	-	Extra classes to apply to the base HTML element
maxContentsWidth	number	-	Maximum width of the contents in px units (-1 for full width)
messages	Message[]	-	REQUIRED. List of messages to display

Rebrand

After 25th June 2025, you should use the rebranded version of this component, by ensuring that a parent element, such as <html>, has the govuk-template--rebranded class.

HTML
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<div class="govuk-template--rebranded">
  <div
    class="govuk-cookie-banner"
    data-nosnippet="true"
    role="region"
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  >
    <div
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <h2
            class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
          >
            Cookies on [name of service]
          </h2>
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              We use some essential cookies to make
              this service work.
            </p>
            <p class="govuk-body">
              We’d also like to use analytics cookies
              so we can understand how you use the
              service and make improvements.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <button
          data-module="govuk-button"
          value="accept"
          class="govuk-button"
          name="cookies"
        >
          Accept analytics cookies
        </button>
        <button
          data-module="govuk-button"
          value="reject"
          class="govuk-button"
          name="cookies"
        >
          Reject analytics cookies
        </button>
        <a
          class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
          href="#"
        >
          View cookies
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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<div className="govuk-template--rebranded">
  <CookieBanner
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
    messages={[
      {
        actions: (
          <>
            <Button name="cookies" value="accept">
              Accept analytics cookies
            </Button>
            <Button name="cookies" value="reject">
              Reject analytics cookies
            </Button>
            <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
          </>
        ),
        content: (
          <>
            <p className="govuk-body">
              We use some essential cookies to make
              this service work.
            </p>
            <p className="govuk-body">
              We’d also like to use analytics cookies
              so we can understand how you use the
              service and make improvements.
            </p>
          </>
        ),
        heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
      },
    ]}
  />
</div>
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When to use this component

Use this component if your service sets any cookies on a user’s device.

Remember, you must:

tell users about the cookies your service sets on their device
let users accept or reject any cookies that are not essential to providing your service

The term ‘non-essential cookies’ includes:

HTML5 local storage
service workers
any other technologies that store files on the user’s device

This cookie banner and the cookies page pattern are based on the approach to getting cookie consent used on the GOV.UK website.

This component page shows several options for using a cookie banner, based on the types of cookies you’re using in the service. We also tell you what to cover in your cookie banner, with some text examples.

Before you start

Audit and categorise your cookies as shown in the cookies page pattern to help you choose the best option for your service.

You must not take the information on this page as legal advice. Your organisation is responsible and accountable for what they do to comply with data protection legislation, such as:

Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Check with your organisation’s privacy expert to see how data protection legislation affects your website and service.

How it works

Show the cookie banner every time the user accesses your service until they either:

accept or reject cookies using the buttons in the cookie banner
save their cookie preferences on the service’s cookies page

Once the user has accepted or rejected cookies, the cookie banner should:

hide the cookie banner message
show a confirmation message — and a ‘hide’ button to let the user close the banner
set a cookie to save the user’s preferences for 1 year

Make sure the cookie banner does not:

show when the user visits again, once their preferences have been saved
set any non-essential cookies unless the user accepted them on a previous visit

Position the cookie banner after the opening <body> tag and before the ’skip to main content‘ link.

Option 1: If you’re only using essential cookies

You can choose not to have a cookie banner if the service only sets essential or ‘strictly necessary’ cookies, as these do not need user consent.

However, you must tell users that you set essential cookies. You can do this with a cookies page — link to this page in the footer.

Option 2: If you set non-essential cookies on the server

You can choose this option if your service sets non-essential cookies on the server — your service may also set non-essential cookies on the client.

To get consent from the user, display the cookie banner inside a form that lets them submit their choice to accept or reject cookies.

All users will be able to see the banner as this approach does not rely on JavaScript.

Here’s an example of a cookie banner inside a form:

HTML
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<form method="POST">
  <div
    class="govuk-cookie-banner"
    data-nosnippet="true"
    role="region"
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  >
    <div
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <h2
            class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
          >
            Cookies on [name of service]
          </h2>
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              We use some essential cookies to make
              this service work.
            </p>
            <p class="govuk-body">
              We’d also like to use analytics cookies
              so we can understand how you use the
              service and make improvements.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <button
          data-module="govuk-button"
          value="accept"
          type="submit"
          class="govuk-button"
          name="cookies"
        >
          Accept analytics cookies
        </button>
        <button
          data-module="govuk-button"
          value="reject"
          type="submit"
          class="govuk-button"
          name="cookies"
        >
          Reject analytics cookies
        </button>
        <a
          class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
          href="#"
        >
          View cookies
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>
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<form method="POST">
  <CookieBanner
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
    messages={[
      {
        actions: (
          <>
            <Button
              name="cookies"
              type="submit"
              value="accept"
            >
              Accept analytics cookies
            </Button>
            <Button
              name="cookies"
              type="submit"
              value="reject"
            >
              Reject analytics cookies
            </Button>
            <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
          </>
        ),
        content: (
          <>
            <p className="govuk-body">
              We use some essential cookies to make
              this service work.
            </p>
            <p className="govuk-body">
              We’d also like to use analytics cookies
              so we can understand how you use the
              service and make improvements.
            </p>
          </>
        ),
        heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
      },
    ]}
  />
</form>
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Once the user has accepted or rejected cookies and set their cookie preferences, reload the page to show a confirmation message.

Here’s an example of a confirmation message inside a form:

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<form method="POST">
  <div
    class="govuk-cookie-banner"
    data-nosnippet="true"
    role="region"
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  >
    <div
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <h2
            class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
          >
            Cookies on [name of service]
          </h2>
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
              can
              <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
                change your cookie settings
              </a>
              at any time.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <a
          data-module="govuk-button"
          draggable="false"
          role="button"
          class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
          href="#"
        >
          Hide this message
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>
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<form method="POST">
  <CookieBanner
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
    messages={[
      {
        actions: (
          <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
        ),
        content: (
          <p className="govuk-body">
            You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
            can{" "}
            <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>{" "}
            at any time.
          </p>
        ),
        heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
      },
    ]}
  />
</form>
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Show the same message to all users

In the cookie banner, tell the user about all the cookies you’re using in the service — whether they’ve enabled JavaScript or not. This way, you will not need to ask the user to give their consent again on their next visit.

Help users keep their place using progressive enhancement

If the user is entering information into a form as part of the service, they might lose their place when they submit their choice to accept or reject cookies.

To help users running JavaScript on their device, you can write some JavaScript code to let them submit their choice and prevent the page from reloading.

Include all possible messages that the user could see in the cookie banner when the page loads. Hide these with the hidden HTML attribute where needed.

Here’s an example of a progressively enhanced cookie banner that includes all possible messages which are hidden using HTML — the cookie banner message is shown using JavaScript to remove the hidden attribute:

HTML
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<form method="POST">
  <div
    class="govuk-cookie-banner"
    data-nosnippet="true"
    role="region"
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  >
    <div
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <h2
            class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
          >
            Cookies on [name of service]
          </h2>
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              We use some essential cookies to make
              this service work.
            </p>
            <p class="govuk-body">
              We’d also like to use analytics cookies
              so we can understand how you use the
              service and make improvements.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <button
          data-module="govuk-button"
          value="accept"
          type="submit"
          class="govuk-button"
          name="cookies"
        >
          Accept analytics cookies
        </button>
        <button
          data-module="govuk-button"
          value="reject"
          type="submit"
          class="govuk-button"
          name="cookies"
        >
          Reject analytics cookies
        </button>
        <a
          class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
          href="#"
        >
          View cookies
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div
      hidden=""
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
              can
              <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
                change your cookie settings
              </a>
              at any time.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <a
          data-module="govuk-button"
          draggable="false"
          role="button"
          class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
          href="#"
        >
          Hide this message
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div
      hidden=""
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              You’ve rejected additional cookies. You
              can
              <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
                change your cookie settings
              </a>
              at any time.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <a
          data-module="govuk-button"
          draggable="false"
          role="button"
          class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
          href="#"
        >
          Hide this message
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>
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<form method="POST">
  <CookieBanner
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
    messages={[
      {
        actions: (
          <>
            <Button
              name="cookies"
              type="submit"
              value="accept"
            >
              Accept analytics cookies
            </Button>
            <Button
              name="cookies"
              type="submit"
              value="reject"
            >
              Reject analytics cookies
            </Button>
            <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
          </>
        ),
        content: (
          <>
            <p className="govuk-body">
              We use some essential cookies to make
              this service work.
            </p>
            <p className="govuk-body">
              We’d also like to use analytics cookies
              so we can understand how you use the
              service and make improvements.
            </p>
          </>
        ),
        heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
      },
      {
        actions: (
          <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
        ),
        content: (
          <p className="govuk-body">
            You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
            can{" "}
            <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>{" "}
            at any time.
          </p>
        ),
        hidden: true,
      },
      {
        actions: (
          <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
        ),
        content: (
          <p className="govuk-body">
            You’ve rejected additional cookies. You
            can{" "}
            <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>{" "}
            at any time.
          </p>
        ),
        hidden: true,
      },
    ]}
  />
</form>
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Here’s the same example of a progressively enhanced cookie banner, with the confirmation message shown instead:

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<form method="POST">
  <div
    class="govuk-cookie-banner"
    data-nosnippet="true"
    role="region"
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  >
    <div
      hidden=""
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <h2
            class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
          >
            Cookies on [name of service]
          </h2>
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              We use some essential cookies to make
              this service work.
            </p>
            <p class="govuk-body">
              We’d also like to use analytics cookies
              so we can understand how you use the
              service and make improvements.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <button
          data-module="govuk-button"
          value="accept"
          type="submit"
          class="govuk-button"
          name="cookies"
        >
          Accept analytics cookies
        </button>
        <button
          data-module="govuk-button"
          value="reject"
          type="submit"
          class="govuk-button"
          name="cookies"
        >
          Reject analytics cookies
        </button>
        <a
          class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
          href="#"
        >
          View cookies
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
              can
              <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
                change your cookie settings
              </a>
              at any time.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <a
          data-module="govuk-button"
          draggable="false"
          role="button"
          class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
          href="#"
        >
          Hide this message
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div
      hidden=""
      class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
    >
      <div class="govuk-grid-row">
        <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
          <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
            <p class="govuk-body">
              You’ve rejected additional cookies. You
              can
              <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
                change your cookie settings
              </a>
              at any time.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="govuk-button-group">
        <a
          data-module="govuk-button"
          draggable="false"
          role="button"
          class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
          href="#"
        >
          Hide this message
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>
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<form method="POST">
  <CookieBanner
    aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
    messages={[
      {
        actions: (
          <>
            <Button
              name="cookies"
              type="submit"
              value="accept"
            >
              Accept analytics cookies
            </Button>
            <Button
              name="cookies"
              type="submit"
              value="reject"
            >
              Reject analytics cookies
            </Button>
            <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
          </>
        ),
        content: (
          <>
            <p className="govuk-body">
              We use some essential cookies to make
              this service work.
            </p>
            <p className="govuk-body">
              We’d also like to use analytics cookies
              so we can understand how you use the
              service and make improvements.
            </p>
          </>
        ),
        heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
        hidden: true,
      },
      {
        actions: (
          <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
        ),
        content: (
          <p className="govuk-body">
            You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
            can{" "}
            <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>{" "}
            at any time.
          </p>
        ),
      },
      {
        actions: (
          <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
        ),
        content: (
          <p className="govuk-body">
            You’ve rejected additional cookies. You
            can{" "}
            <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>{" "}
            at any time.
          </p>
        ),
        hidden: true,
      },
    ]}
  />
</form>
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Option 3: If you set non-essential cookies, but only on the client

You can choose to make your banner only work with JavaScript if your service only needs to set non-essential cookies on the client.

When the page loads, include all the cookie banner messages that the user might see, but hide these with the hidden HTML attribute.

Show the cookie banner only to users that have enabled JavaScript

Use JavaScript to show cookie banner messages to users that have not accepted or rejected cookies by removing the hidden attribute as needed.

Write your own JavaScript code so that when the user accepts or rejects cookies, the cookie banner will:

hide the cookie message by adding the hidden attribute
show a confirmation message by removing its hidden attribute
give the confirmation message the tabindex="-1" and role="alert" attributes — this will allow the element to be focused so assistive technology can read the message
shift focus to the confirmation message

Here’s an example:

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<div
  class="govuk-cookie-banner"
  data-nosnippet="true"
  role="region"
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
>
  <div
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <h2
          class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
        >
          Cookies on [name of service]
        </h2>
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Accept analytics cookies
      </button>
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Reject analytics cookies
      </button>
      <a
        class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
        href="#"
      >
        View cookies
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    hidden=""
    role="alert"
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
            can
            <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>
            at any time.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <a
        data-module="govuk-button"
        draggable="false"
        role="button"
        class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
        href="#"
      >
        Hide this message
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    hidden=""
    role="alert"
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            You’ve rejected additional cookies. You
            can
            <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>
            at any time.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <a
        data-module="govuk-button"
        draggable="false"
        role="button"
        class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
        href="#"
      >
        Hide this message
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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<CookieBanner
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  messages={[
    {
      actions: (
        <>
          <Button name="cookies">
            Accept analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Button name="cookies">
            Reject analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
        </>
      ),
      content: (
        <>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </>
      ),
      heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
    },
    {
      actions: (
        <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
      ),
      content: (
        <p className="govuk-body">
          You’ve accepted additional cookies. You can{" "}
          <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
            change your cookie settings
          </a>{" "}
          at any time.
        </p>
      ),
      hidden: true,
      role: "alert",
    },
    {
      actions: (
        <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
      ),
      content: (
        <p className="govuk-body">
          You’ve rejected additional cookies. You can{" "}
          <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
            change your cookie settings
          </a>{" "}
          at any time.
        </p>
      ),
      hidden: true,
      role: "alert",
    },
  ]}
/>
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When the user has accepted cookies

Show a confirmation message confirming that the user has either accepted or rejected cookies by removing the hidden attribute.

HTML
React

<div
  class="govuk-cookie-banner"
  data-nosnippet="true"
  role="region"
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
>
  <div
    hidden=""
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <h2
          class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
        >
          Cookies on [name of service]
        </h2>
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Accept analytics cookies
      </button>
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Reject analytics cookies
      </button>
      <a
        class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
        href="#"
      >
        View cookies
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    role="alert"
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
            can
            <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>
            at any time.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <a
        data-module="govuk-button"
        draggable="false"
        role="button"
        class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
        href="#"
      >
        Hide this message
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    hidden=""
    role="alert"
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            You’ve rejected additional cookies. You
            can
            <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>
            at any time.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <a
        data-module="govuk-button"
        draggable="false"
        role="button"
        class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
        href="#"
      >
        Hide this message
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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<CookieBanner
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  messages={[
    {
      actions: (
        <>
          <Button name="cookies">
            Accept analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Button name="cookies">
            Reject analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
        </>
      ),
      content: (
        <>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </>
      ),
      heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
      hidden: true,
    },
    {
      actions: (
        <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
      ),
      content: (
        <p className="govuk-body">
          You’ve accepted additional cookies. You can{" "}
          <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
            change your cookie settings
          </a>{" "}
          at any time.
        </p>
      ),
      role: "alert",
    },
    {
      actions: (
        <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
      ),
      content: (
        <p className="govuk-body">
          You’ve rejected additional cookies. You can{" "}
          <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
            change your cookie settings
          </a>{" "}
          at any time.
        </p>
      ),
      hidden: true,
      role: "alert",
    },
  ]}
/>
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<div
  class="govuk-cookie-banner"
  data-nosnippet="true"
  role="region"
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
>
  <div
    hidden=""
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <h2
          class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
        >
          Cookies on [name of service]
        </h2>
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Accept analytics cookies
      </button>
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Reject analytics cookies
      </button>
      <a
        class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
        href="#"
      >
        View cookies
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    hidden=""
    role="alert"
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            You’ve accepted additional cookies. You
            can
            <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>
            at any time.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <a
        data-module="govuk-button"
        draggable="false"
        role="button"
        class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
        href="#"
      >
        Hide this message
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    role="alert"
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            You’ve rejected additional cookies. You
            can
            <a class="govuk-link" href="#">
              change your cookie settings
            </a>
            at any time.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <a
        data-module="govuk-button"
        draggable="false"
        role="button"
        class="govuk-button govuk-button--active"
        href="#"
      >
        Hide this message
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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<CookieBanner
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  messages={[
    {
      actions: (
        <>
          <Button name="cookies">
            Accept analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Button name="cookies">
            Reject analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
        </>
      ),
      content: (
        <>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </>
      ),
      heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
      hidden: true,
    },
    {
      actions: (
        <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
      ),
      content: (
        <p className="govuk-body">
          You’ve accepted additional cookies. You can{" "}
          <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
            change your cookie settings
          </a>{" "}
          at any time.
        </p>
      ),
      hidden: true,
      role: "alert",
    },
    {
      actions: (
        <Button href="#">Hide this message</Button>
      ),
      content: (
        <p className="govuk-body">
          You’ve rejected additional cookies. You can{" "}
          <a className="govuk-link" href="#">
            change your cookie settings
          </a>{" "}
          at any time.
        </p>
      ),
      role: "alert",
    },
  ]}
/>
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What to cover in your cookie banner

Include the name of the service in the banner heading to help users understand that the cookies you’re talking about are different from the ones set by the main GOV.UK platform.

You’ll need to change the example cookie banner text if your service:

allows third parties to set cookies (tell the user that both your organisation and other organisations will be setting cookies)
uses cookies for reasons other than collecting analytics information or remembering the user’s settings

Keep the text as short as possible while making sure it’s an accurate description of how you use cookies. For example, if you use more than one ‘functional’ cookie and there’s not enough space to mention what each of them does, you could ask for permission to set cookies so ‘you can use as many of the service’s features as possible’.

See the cookies page for more advice on writing about cookies.

If you’re using essential cookies and analytics cookies

You can use this example text for a service which sets essential and analytics cookies. Analytics cookies are those set by your organisation to collect information about how people are using your digital service.

HTML
React

<div
  class="govuk-cookie-banner"
  data-nosnippet="true"
  role="region"
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
>
  <div
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <h2
          class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
        >
          Cookies on [name of service]
        </h2>
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        value="accept"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Accept analytics cookies
      </button>
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        value="reject"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Reject analytics cookies
      </button>
      <a
        class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
        href="#"
      >
        View cookies
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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<CookieBanner
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  messages={[
    {
      actions: (
        <>
          <Button name="cookies" value="accept">
            Accept analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Button name="cookies" value="reject">
            Reject analytics cookies
          </Button>
          <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
        </>
      ),
      content: (
        <>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We’d also like to use analytics cookies so
            we can understand how you use the service
            and make improvements.
          </p>
        </>
      ),
      heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
    },
  ]}
/>
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If you’re using more than one type of non-essential cookie

You can use this example text for a service that set:

essential cookies
analytics cookies
functional cookies to remember the user’s settings but are not essential

HTML
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<div
  class="govuk-cookie-banner"
  data-nosnippet="true"
  role="region"
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
>
  <div
    class="govuk-width-container govuk-cookie-banner__message"
  >
    <div class="govuk-grid-row">
      <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
        <h2
          class="govuk-cookie-banner__heading govuk-heading-m"
        >
          Cookies on [name of service]
        </h2>
        <div class="govuk-cookie-banner__content">
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p class="govuk-body">
            We’d like to set additional cookies so we
            can remember your settings, understand how
            people use the service and make
            improvements.
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        value="accept"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Accept additional cookies
      </button>
      <button
        data-module="govuk-button"
        value="reject"
        class="govuk-button"
        name="cookies"
      >
        Reject additional cookies
      </button>
      <a
        class="govuk-link govuk-link--active"
        href="#"
      >
        View cookies
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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<CookieBanner
  aria-label="Cookies on [name of service]"
  messages={[
    {
      actions: (
        <>
          <Button name="cookies" value="accept">
            Accept additional cookies
          </Button>
          <Button name="cookies" value="reject">
            Reject additional cookies
          </Button>
          <Link href="#">View cookies</Link>
        </>
      ),
      content: (
        <>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We use some essential cookies to make this
            service work.
          </p>
          <p className="govuk-body">
            We’d like to set additional cookies so we
            can remember your settings, understand how
            people use the service and make
            improvements.
          </p>
        </>
      ),
      heading: "Cookies on [name of service]",
    },
  ]}
/>
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Creating a cookies page

You’ll need a cookies page as well as a cookie banner.

Research on this component

When the user accepts or rejects cookies, a confirmation message will display. For example, “Your cookie preferences have been saved.” The focus also shifts to this new message.

However, a visible focus indicator does not display around the confirmation message. This is different from the notification banner, which does display a visible focus indicator.

We decided to remove the visible focus indicator from the confirmation message for a few reasons, as:

a user cannot interact with it
it’s the first element, at the very top of the page
it displays in place of the cookie message, which is the last thing the user interacted with

In this scenario, we assume that a visible focus indicator would be more likely to confuse users than to help them. However, we need more research to prove this.