You are cordially invited to participate in this research study. I would be grateful if you would take part in completing my short questionnaire to help with my BSc in building surveying. I anticipate it should take you no more than 10-15mins to complete. Before you decide, it is important that you understand why the study is being conducted and what it will involve. Please read the following information carefully and, if desired, discuss it with others. Please let me know if anything is unclear or if you require further information.

 The following questionnaire has been designed to gather information from your wealth of experience and therefore there is no right or wrong answer. The primary aim of the research to consider how we can create safer buildings, by reducing the risk of fire and the consequences of fire in buildings under 18 metres high. This will involve evaluating the effectiveness of the current Building Safety Act for buildings under 18 metres, examining the impact on the stakeholders of these buildings and will lead to providing recommendations to improve the Building Safety Act for buildings under 18 metres.

 The data obtained from you will be confidential and will only be used for this research. Therefore, the data will be destroyed after use. During the research any data will be stored securely and the only people with access to it will be myself and my supervisor, as detailed below. All respondents will be anonymous with only a broad outline of participants background, profession and experience included. The project has received ethical approval from the Leeds Beckett Research Ethics Committee, in line with the University’s Research Ethics Policy.

 If you have any questions about the research or would like to receive a copy of this research, please contact me at j.lupton2935@student.leedsbeckett.ac.uk or you can contact my supervisor Mark Wilson at m.w.wilson@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

 If you wish to contact an independent person not involved in the project in the case of concerns or complaints not satisfactory resolved by myself or my supervisor, please contact:
 Dr Stanley Njuangang at s.s.njuangang@leedsbeckett.ac.uk;
 Dr Temitope Omotayo at t.s.omotayo@leedsbeckett.ac.uk;
 Dr Marjia Hossain at m.m.hossain@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

The Data Protection Act

The data collected from the interview/questionnaire will be stored electronically and files containing information about the participant will be made anonymous. All data collected from the interview/questionnaire and research project will adhere to its duties and obligation under the GDPR 2018 Data Protection Act and used solely for the purpose of the research study.

By selecting "I agree" below you confirm that:
I confirm that I have read and understood the participant information shown above for the research study
I agree to take part in the research study
I understand my participation and involvement is entirely voluntary
I confirm that I have been given the chance to ask questions about the research and the relevance of my participation in it
I understand that I am free to withdraw out of the research at any time
I agree that the results of the research may be published but all confidentiality will be maintained throughout
I agree to the use of direct quotations providing that any quotations are anonymised
I understand that I am not obliged to answer every question, should a question make me feel uncomfortable