Sport can and does play a major role in promoting the inclusion of all groups in society. However, there is always a risk that inequality can exist within sport particularly in relation to gender, race and disability. England Hockey is committed to promoting and developing sports equity, which is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities and taking steps to address them. By monitoring the profile of people in sports clubs, national governing bodies of sport and England Hockey can identify any issues relating to under representation of different groups and can develop strategies to ensure that all people have the opportunity in the future to develop and progress in sport. To monitor the success of programmes that are designed to attract people from all communities into the game, England Hockey requests data (as below) from clubs as part of the annual affiliation process. The information provided will be used by England Hockey for statistical reporting only and will not be linked in any way to identify members personally.

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The Club shares the values espoused by England Hockey. In particular the Club strives to be as inclusive as possible and seeks to ensure that its members are as representative of our local community as possible. The Club also wishes to monitor and evaluate the success of its own programmes which are designed to attract people from all communities into the game. The Club therefore requests the data (as below) as part of the annual registration process.

The information provided will be used by the Club for statistical reporting only and in accordance with the Club’s privacy policy and will not be linked in any way to identify members personally.

Providing information is not mandatory but will greatly help the Club with its equity, diversity, inclusivity and belonging initiatives.