Methodology

FbRN has liaised with IFN on the production of a series of questions to the RFFs. Each organisation has sent its questionnaire separately, with the connection between them clearly explained. Each RFF (or embryonic RFF in 2 regions) responded to the questionnaire either in written form or in a telephone interview. FbRN has also used published information (hard copy and web-site) and interviews with other key stakeholders to gather the data. (See Appendix 3 for full list).

Note on terminology: in different regions, the forum for the faiths uses different names and in some actually acts through an associated partnership agency (eg in the South West, the Council of Faiths is active largely through faithnetsouthwest). For the purpose of this report, the term RFF is used for all these bodies with the individual distinctions being given in the detailed regional sections.