The police service is an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that:

·  The workforce reflects the diverse society which it serves and that the working environment is free from any form of harassment, information, bullying or victimisation.

·  No job applicant or employee is treated more or less favourably on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, creed, religion or disability.

·  No job applicant or employee is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be justified by the requirements of the job.

The information on this form is for monitoring purposes only and will not be made available to those assessing your application. The information supplied will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not affect your job application in any way. Completion of this section of the application form is voluntary, but the information will help us ensure equality of opportunity. This information forms no part of the recruitment process. It will be detached from your application on receipt.

Gender Female Male / European EU State Country:
Do you identify yourself as transgender? Yes No / European Other State Country:
What is your sexual orientation? / Other State Country:
Heterosexual/straight Gay/lesbian Bisexual / Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups
Prefer not to say *Other / White and Black Caribbean White and Black African
*If other, please state: / White and Black Asian White and Black Asian
Are you Married or in a Civil partnership? Yes No / Any other mixed background (please state)
Age 16–24 25–29 30–34 / Asian British
35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 / Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese
55–59 60–64 65+ / Any other Asian background (please state country)
What is your religion or belief? / Asian
Buddhist Hindu Muslim Sikh Jewish / Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese
Christian If yes, please state your denomination below: / Any other Asian background (please state country)
Black British / African British / Caribbean British
Any other religion or belief? / African State Country:
No religion or belief / Caribbean State Country:
Prefer not to say / Any other Black background State:
What is your ethnicity? / Black / African / Caribbean
Ethnic origin categories are not about nationality, place of birth or citizenship. They are about the group to which you as an individual perceive you belong. Please indicate your ethnic origin by ticking the appropriate box. / African State Country:
White / Caribbean State Country:
English Welsh Scottish Northern Irish / Any other Black background State:
Irish Gypsy or Irish Traveller / Please indicate the first part of your postcode
ie: CV12, WV12, B13