Forced Marriage Mapping Project: Privacy Notice and Informed Consent

Who am I?

I am a researcher at the University of Birmingham in the UK and around the world. We are interested in understanding the prevalence of forced marriage different regions of the UK.

At the moment there is no reliable base-line data about the prevalence of forced marriage in the UK. This makes it very hard to judge whether government policies, or the actions of specialist support services, police, social-services, local government, or schools (to name just a few key actors in this field) are effectively helping to end this crime. This project is designed as part of a process of securing this much-needed baseline data. I run surveys where people are asked to compare different areas based on the risk forced marriage.

If you have any questions about the research, please contact Dr Rowland Seymour (r.g.seymour@bham.ac.uk).

Why are you being asked to take part in this research?

I want to record your view of the likely risk of forced marriage in different wards in Barnet. You are being asked because you work in Barnet and may know about forced marriage in the county. You may also be an expert in this area, but we are also interested in your opinions even if you don’t work in this area. My research method relies on the “wisdom of the crowd”, so I want to hear from everyone.

What will happen to the data you give?

I am not asking for any personal information from you that could be used to identify you. Your answers will be anonymous.

I will process the data you do give us about your perception of the prevalence and risk of forced marriage in different regions in the UK in line with the University’s data-handling policies. I will keep it for as long as I am working on this topic. I will publish the dataset in an open-access repository so other researchers can use it too in future.

Withdrawing from the project

At any point in this survey, you can close your web-browser. As this is an anonymous survey, I can’t delete your answers.

By clicking “I consent” you are agreeing to this use of the data you give us.

Many thanks for taking the time to complete our survey on this important topic. Your answers will help us understand the prevalence of forced marriage in the UK, and hopefully build towards effective means of ending it by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.