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- Name (1) ________________________________________________
- Email address (2) _________________________________________
- Region (3) ________________________________________________
1. Please indicate your council type
If you sit on more than one type of council you can indicate this under the 'other' category.
Community/Neighbourhood/Parish/Town (1)
District/Borough (2)
County (3)
Metropolitan/Unitary/London Borough (4)
Not currently serving as a councillor (5)
Other (please specify below) (6)
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2. When did you last serve as a councillor?
In the past 12 months (1)
Between one and three years ago (2)
Between three and five years ago (3)
More than five years ago (4)
Never (5)
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3. In which capacity are you providing evidence?
A past candidate (including past candidates intending to stand again) (1)
A future candidate (including confirmed and potential candidates) (2)
A political agent (3)
An officer (4)
A member of the public (5)
Other (please specify below) (6)
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4. Do/did you have any additional responsibilities as a councillor (e.g. council leader, group leader, portfolio holder, cabinet member, committee chair)
Yes (1)
No (2)
Prefer not to say (3)
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5 Please let us know which role(s) you undertake/have undertaken
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6. How many years have you served as a councillor? (1)
In which year were you first elected as a councillor? (2)
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And In which capacity are you providing evidence? = A past candidate (including past candidates intending to stand again)
Or When did you last serve as a councillor? = Never
And In which capacity are you providing evidence? = A future candidate (including confirmed and potential candidates)
Your experiences of abuse and/or intimidation
7. Have you ever experienced abuse and/or intimidation, directed at you personally, from a member of the public, or persons unknown, as a result of, or in relation to your role as a councillor, or while a political candidate? (you will be asked about witnessing abuse and/or intimidation of other councillors/candidates later)
Yes, abuse (1)
Yes, intimidation (2)
Yes, abuse and intimidation (3)
Yes, other (please specify below) (4)
No (5)
Don't know/unsure (6)
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Or Your experiences of abuse and/or intimidation Have you ever experienced abuse and/or intimidation... = Yes, other (please specify below)
8. Did you experience a single incident or have there been multiple incidents?
Single incident (1)
Multiple incidents perpetrated by the same person (2)
Multiple incidents perpetrated by different people (3)
Multiple incidents perpetrated by an unknown number of people i.e. not known whether by the same person or different people (4)
Don't know/unsure (5)
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9. Where did the abuse and/or intimidation occur?
In person (1)
On social media e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram (2)
Online meeting platform e.g. Zoom, Teams, Skype, Facetime (3)
Online written communication e.g. email, WhatsApp, Messenger (4)
Verbally by telephone, including voice messages (5)
Written by telephone e.g. SMS messages, texts (6)
By post, including messages and/or articles put through letterbox (7)
Other (please specify below) (8)
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10. Where did the abuse and/or intimidation occur?
Please tick all that apply
In person (1)
On social media e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram (8)
Online meeting platform e.g. Zoom, Teams, Skype, Facetime (2)
Online written communication e.g. email, WhatsApp, Messenger (3)
Verbally by telephone, including voice messages (4)
Written by telephone e.g. SMS messages, texts (5)
By post, including messages and/or articles put through letterbox (6)
Other (please specify below) (7)
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11. Please rank the types of abuse and/or intimidation you experienced by frequency.
Please use the rank of 1 for the most frequently occurring type, followed by 2 for the
next most frequently occurring type, carrying on as appropriate, until you have ranked all of the options shown.
In person (1)
On social media e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram (2)
Online meeting platform e.g. Zoom, Teams, Skype, Facetime (3)
Online written communication e.g. email, WhatsApp, Messenger (4)
Verbally by telephone, including voice messages (5)
Written by telephone e.g. SMS messages, texts (6)
By post, including messages and/or articles put through letterbox (7)
Other (please specify below) (8)
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12. When did the abuse and/or intimidation occur?
Within the last month (1)
Between one and three months ago (2)
Between four and six months ago (3)
Between six and 12 months ago (4)
Between 12 and 18 months ago (5)
Between 18 and 24 months ago (6)
Over 24 months ago (please specify below) (7)
Don't know/unsure (8)
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13. When did the abuse and/or intimidation first occur?
Within the last month (1)
Between one and three months ago (2)
Between four and six months ago (3)
Between six and 12 months ago (4)
Between 12 and 18 months ago (5)
Between 18 and 24 months ago (6)
Over 24 months ago (please specify below) (7)
Don't know/unsure (8)
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14. When was the most recent incident?
Within the last month (1)
Between one and three months ago (2)
Between four and six months ago (3)
Between six and 12 months ago (4)
Between 12 and 18 months ago (5)
Between 18 and 24 months ago (6)
Over 24 months ago (please specify below) (7)
Don't know/unsure (8)
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15. How frequently did/does the abuse and/or intimidation occur?
More than once a day (1)
Approximately once a day (2)
Approximately every two to three days (3)
Approximately two to three times a week (4)
Approximately once a week (5)
Approximately every 10 days (6)
Approximately once a fortnight (7)
Approximately two to three times a month (8)
Approximately once a month (9)
Less than once a month (10)
Other (please specify below) (11)
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Or Your experiences of abuse and/or intimidation Have you ever experienced abuse and/or intimidation... = Yes, abuse and intimidation
Or Your experiences of abuse and/or intimidation Have you ever experienced abuse and/or intimidation... = Yes, other (please specify below)
16. Was the abuse and/or intimidation triggered by specific events?
Yes (1)
No (2)
Don't know/unsure (3)
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17. What was the event that triggered the abuse?
If there have been multiple incidents please tick all that apply and provide clarification below
Campaigning for elections (1)
Taking up my role (2)
A particular decision (3)
Other (please specify) (4)
Don’t know/unsure (5)
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18. What was the event that triggered the abuse?
If there have been multiple incidents please tick all that apply and provide clarification below
Campaigning for elections (1)
Taking up my role (2)
A particular decision (3)
Other (please specify) (4)
Don’t know/unsure (5)
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19. If you would like to provide any clarification regarding the event(s) that triggered the abuse you may do so here (Max 800 characters)
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20. Is the abuse ongoing?
Yes (1)
No (2)
Don't know/unsure (3)
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Or Your experiences of abuse and/or intimidation Have you ever experienced abuse and/or intimidation... = Yes, other (please specify below)
21. Please provide brief details of the abuse and/or intimidation you have experienced (max 800 characters)
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Or Your experiences of abuse and/or intimidation Have you ever experienced abuse and/or intimidation... = Yes, other (please specify below)
22. Did you seek support in relation to the abuse and/or intimidation you experienced?
Yes (1)
No (2)
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23. From whom did you seek support?
Please tick all that apply
Peers i.e. other councillors (1)
Your political party office (2)
Council officers (3)
Police (4)
Friends and/or family (5)
Other (please specify below) (6)
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25. Please provide brief details about the support provided (max 800 characters)
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26. Please provide brief details about why you did not seek any support (max 800 characters)
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27. Have you taken any actions to avoid intimidation and/or abuse, or to protect yourself? e.g. using rules of engagement, installing security systems, avoiding social media
Yes (1)
No (2)
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28. Please provide brief details about the action(s) you have taken (max 800 characters)
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Abuse and/or intimidation of others
29. Have you ever witnessed abuse and/or intimidation, directed at others, from a member of the public, or persons unknown, as a result of, or in relation to their role as a councillor or candidate standing for election?
Yes (1)
No (2)
Don't know/unsure (3)
30. How many times, have you witnessed abuse and/or intimidation?
Once (1)
Between two and five times (2)
Between six and 10 times (3)
More than 10 times (4)
Other (please specify below) (5)
Don't know/unsure (6)
31. Where did the abuse and/or intimidation occur?
In person (1)
On social media e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram (2)
Online meeting platform e.g. Zoom, Teams, Skype, Facetime (3)
Online written communication e.g. email, WhatsApp, Messenger (4)
Verbally by telephone, including voice messages (5)
Written by telephone e.g. SMS messages, texts (6)
By post, including messages and/or articles put through letterbox (7)
Other (please specify below) (8)
32. Please provide brief details about the abuse and/or intimidation you witnessed (max 800 characters)
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Or Did you experience a single incident or have there been multiple incidents? = Multiple incidents perpetrated by an unknown number of people i.e. not known whether by the same person or different people
Impact of abuse and/or intimidation
33. Please provide brief details about the impact of abuse and/or intimidation on you as a councillor or candidate for political office and personally (max 800 characters)
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34. Will you be standing for election at the next local elections for your area?
Yes (1)
No (2)
Not yet decided (3)
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35. Has the possibility of abuse and/or intimidation influenced your position on whether to stand?
Yes (1)
No (2)
Not yet decided (3)
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36. Please provide brief details on how the possibility of abuse and/or intimidation has influenced your position on whether to stand (max 800 characters)
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37. Are you aware of others being unwilling to stand or re-stand for election, or take on leadership roles, due to anticipated abuse and/or intimidation?
Yes (1)
No (2)
Don't know/unsure (3)
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38. Please provide brief details on how the possibility of abuse and/or intimidation has influenced other people's position on whether to stand (max 800 characters)
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Dealing with abuse and/or intimidation
39. In your opinion, what more, if anything, could be done by the police, the council or any other relevant agent to prevent abuse and/or intimidation of councillors? (max 800 characters)
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40. In your opinion, what more could be done by the police, the council or any other relevant agent to address abuse and/or intimidation of councillors when it occurs? (max 800 characters)
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And In which capacity are you providing evidence? = A future candidate (including confirmed and potential candidates)
About you
41. Finally, we would like to know more about you. There is evidence that individuals with certain protected characteristics experience more abuse and intimidation than others generally and specifically with reference to feeling able to engage with democracy. In gathering specific information about you, we hope to create an evidence base about who is effected by abuse and intimidation in public life and what further ramifications this may have on local democracy. Your replies will be treated confidentially.
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Your consent
This section of the survey will collect and process special category data in relation to your gender, age group, ethnicity, sexual orientation and religion, which we do under condition (a) of Article 9(2) that the subject has given explicit consent for the processing of their data for such purposes and conditions.
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I agree to the LGA processing my special category data as laid out in Article 9(2)(a) of the Data Protection Act 2018
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If you do consent, all of the questions will be voluntary and can be answered as 'Prefer not to say'.
42. What is your sex? (As registered at birth)
This question is voluntary
Male (1)
Female (2)
Prefer not to say (3)
43. Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?
This question is voluntary
Yes (1)
No (please specify your gender identity) (2)
Prefer not to say (3)
44. What is your age group?
This question is voluntary
Up to 24 (1)
25-34 (2)
35-49 (3)
50-64 (4)
65 and above (5)
Prefer not to say (6)
45. What is your ethnic group?
This question is voluntary
English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British (1)
Irish (2)
Gypsy or Irish Traveller (3)
Roma (4)
Any other White background (please specify below) (5)
White and Black Caribbean (6)
White and Black African (7)
White and Asian (8)
Any other Mixed or Multiple background (please specify below) (9)
Indian (10)
Pakistani (11)
Bangladeshi (12)
Chinese (13)
Any other Asian background (please specify) (14)
Caribbean (15)
African (16)
Any other Black, Black British or Caribbean background (please specify below) (17)
Arab (18)
Any other ethnic group (please specify below) (19)
Prefer not to say (20)
46. Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation? This question is voluntary
Straight or Heterosexual (1)
Gay or Lesbian (2)
Bisexual (3)
Other sexual orientation (please specify below) (4)
Prefer not to say (5)
47. What is your religion?
This question is voluntary
No religion (1)
Christian (all denominations) (2)
Buddhist (3)
Hindu (4)
Jewish (5)
Muslim (6)
Sikh (7)
Any other religion (please specify below) (8)
Prefer not to say (9)
48. Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?
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Yes (1)
No (2)
Prefer not to say (3)
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49. Do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day to day activities?
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Yes, a lot (1)
Yes, a little (2)
Not at all (3)
Prefer not to say (4)
50. Any other comments
If there is anything else you would like to add may do so here (max 800 characters)
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51. Would you be happy for us to contact you about the information you have provided?
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52. How would you like us to contact you?
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Phone (please provide the number you would like us to use) (1)
Email (please provide the email address you would like us to use) (2)
Other (Please specify) (3)
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