Draft Guidance 1 - Sample Registration Form

The following resource provides a sample registration form for a forum or webchat. It may also be considered as a suitable form for registration to comment on a blog; however most blogs do not require creation of a user account to comment. More commonly, blogs ask visitors for their name and a valid email address before commenting.

All personal information collected should conform to data protection and freedom of information legislation. Guidance on what will and will not be shared or made public should be provided to registrants at the point of registration. As a guide for wording and options in demographic data refer to the most recent census information.

1. Username [for this site]

2. Email address

3. First name

4. Last name

5. Organisation [or similar]

6. Position [or similar]

7. In which part of the UK do you live? [commonly – England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland/Other]

8. Please indicate which age bracket you come under

9. Are you female or male?

10. Which of the following best describes your interest in [consultation dependent]?

11. Which of these ethnic groups do you consider you belong to? [based on census options]

12. Have you taken part in any online consultations or forums before?

13. How did you hear about this online forum?

14. Please tick if you wish to receive email contact from the department in relation to this consultation.

15. Please tick if you agree to the terms and conditions of this site and to abide by the discussion rules.