Why do we want this information from you?

We really care about treating everyone fairly and making sure that all types of people can be part of what we do.

You don't have to answer the following questions if you don't want to, there is always a 'prefer not to say' option. We understand that some of these questions are personal and private.

But, if you do answer, it helps us check if we're including different kinds of people properly. And if we notice that some groups of people aren't being included, we can change how we do things.

Having this information also really helps us when we are applying for funding to keep our services going and make them better.

Protecting your information

The things you tell us will be kept private, and we won't know who said what.

We might share statistics and information with other groups to:

- Think about how we can give better services based on what people need in different places.

- Prove that the work we're doing is valuable when we ask for money to grow and keep our services.

- Show our funders that our services are benefitting the people that we promised would benefit.

But, no one will ever know it's you specifically. Everything we know about you is kept safe, in line with the Data Protection Act 2018.