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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Questionnaire for Belfast Sustainable Food Partners

Belfast Sustainable Food Partnership was setup in August 2022 and currently has a vibrant membership of 23 organisations. The Partnership is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and in order to be effective we want to reflect the diversity of Belfast’s population. We also recognise that we have much to learn about practices to ensure EDI, and always welcome feedback and advice in this area. 

By completing this form, you will help us to identify any gaps in representation in the partnership. You will also help us to make sure our policies and procedures are effective. There is also an opportunity to become an advocate for certain underrepresented groups on the partnership. The information you supply on this form will be kept confidential, and you will only be contacted to discuss your needs or if you have offered to provide us with advice. You are in no way obliged to complete any or all of this form, and your membership of the Partnership is not dependent on completing this form.

If you would like to discuss anything raised in this form especially in relation to your particular needs in order to participate in the Partnership, there is a section at the end of the form for you to tell us. 

We estimate this survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. The deadline for responses to this survey is 4th February 2025. For more information please contact: miriam@farmgarden.org.uk. An accessible MS Word Version of this survey is available, on request, from quigleym@belfastcity.gov.uk. 


1.  

How would you describe your ethnic origin?

2.  

Are your day to day activities limited because of a health problem or disability which has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months?

3.  

If you answered yes to Question 2, please select all of the following that apply to you

4.  

How can we support you? In the box below, please tell us if there is any support or adjustments we can provide in relation to your condition or identity. For example, do you need:

5.  

Do you have any caring responsibilities?

Maximum 255 characters

0/255

8.  

Lived experience of Food Poverty

The Belfast Sustainable Food Partnership would like to make sure we have representation from people with a lived experience of food poverty* and food injustice. Would you consider that you have this lived experience?

*By food poverty we mean, for example,  insufficient economic access to an adequate quantity and quality of food to maintain a nutritionally satisfactory and socially acceptable diet' (O'Connor et al., 2016)

9.  

What is your age?

10.  

Are you a...

12.  

Your participation in the network.

Please let us know how you participate in the Sustainable Food Network

Maximum 255 characters

0/255

Maximum 255 characters

0/255

Sources

https://yoursay.belfastcity.gov.uk/  -Transgender questions taken from BCC Yoursay monitoring survey.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/768371/Measuring_Socio-economic_Background_in_your_Workforce__recommended_measures_for_use_by_employers.pdf -Socioeconomic background question adapted from this Civil service guidance[MT1]

Lived experience question author’s own. Feedback welcome.

https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/guidance-collection-diversity-monitoring-data -All other questions adapted from this Advanced HE document

[MT1]Socioeconomic question changed to MDM/Postcode question