Pride: The right to be safe and to be yourself
For Pride season, we have come together with Micro Rainbow and Refugee Action to highlight the voices of LGBTQI+ people who have or are seeking refugee status in the UK.
We talked to Michael, from West Africa; Zarith, from Southeast Asia; and Tony, from Africa, three gay men who came to the UK because they weren’t safe back home. They explained the challenges of going through the asylum system, the Refugee Ban Bill and also asked them to send a message to the Home Secretary.
Understanding immigration detention - part 2
This is the second of a two-part blog answering some of the most frequently asked questions we get on social media about our No Pride in Detention campaign.
How many people in immigration detention are LGBTQI+?
We cannot be sure of how many LGBTQI+ people are in detention, because this government does not collect or monitor the data.
The Home Affairs Select Committee has criticised the government for not collecting data on this, as it makes it impossible to accurately identify how many LGBTQI+ people are being detained.
What we do know is that even one LGBTQI+ person being locked up for months on end and subjected to bullying, is one too many.
Is there anything official, or any studies, which prove that LGBTQI+ people face violence in detention centres?
Together with Stonewall, we published No Safe Refuge in 2016. The report highlighted the systemic discrimination, abuse and harassment that LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum faced both by staff and other people detained. The findings were stark – they faced physical and verbal abuse, deteriorating mental health, inadequate medical care and discriminatory attitudes from staff.
Earlier this year, the University of Brighton published a pilot study that found that UK detention centres continue to be very dangerous places for LGBTQI+ people, with participants reporting attacks from other detained people and inaction from staff in the face of escalating abuse.
On top of the UK evidence, similar conclusions have been reached internationally. The International Detention Coalition published a report in June 2016 reiterating that marginalised individuals should never be placed in immigration detention. Their report found that “LGBTQI+ persons face heightened levels of harassment, discrimination, psychological abuse, physical and sexual violence by detention staff as well as other detainees. They are frequently segregated in conditions falling below those of the general detainee population and well-established international standards, or are subjected to policies of solitary confinement, which have been shown to have severe mental and physical health consequences. Almost universally, LGBTQI+ people in detention are in situations of extreme vulnerability”.
And in its detention guidelines, the UNHCR (the UN agency responsible for monitoring and protecting refugees) warns that measures must be taken to avoid exposing LGBTQI+ people to the risk of violence or abuse in detention. Where their safety cannot be ensured, alternatives to detention must be considered. The guidelines suggest that LGBTQI+ people should never be kept in isolation or confinement, that all detention staff should be aware and trained in issues relating to LGBTQI+ people, and that LGBTQI+ people should have access to appropriate healthcare and counselling.
What would a victory look like for you and your campaign?
A win would mean lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people are included in the Adults at Risk Policy. We also need to see improvements to that policy, to ensure that those at risk of harm are correctly identified and excluded from detention.
Ending the detention of LGBTQI+ people who are fleeing persecution in their home countries would help keep them safer in the UK. No-one should be locked away as punishment for seeking safety. Supporting people in the community would give LGBTQI+ people the chance to live with dignity and to be open about who they are while they pursue permission to stay in the UK. It would give them a better chance to gather evidence and find appropriate legal representation for their claims.
We also want the government to set a time limit of 28 days on all detention, to limit the harms that it is causing to everyone affected – not just the LGBTQI+ community.
These wins would be the start of a much-needed overhaul of the UK’s asylum and detention system. We hope it would lead on to meaningful investment in alternatives to detention, declining numbers being detained, and ultimately the end of the use of immigration detention in the UK.
Was this blog helpful? If so, you can read the first part of the blog. And if you want to take action, you can ask your MP to oppose LGBTQI+ detention.
We are hiring: Legal and Policy Director
***THIS RECRUITMENT HAS NOW CLOSED***
Rainbow Migration is the longest running UK charity dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system. We are a respected charity across the UK and Europe, well known for our proactive work with MPs, civil servants, media, law firms, and the judiciary, to name just a few, and this is in addition to the valuable delivery work to service users.
We are looking for a new Legal and Policy Director to lead and develop our unique immigration advice service and draw on the experiences of our service users to influence positive change in the asylum and immigration system.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record in providing legal advice as well as influencing policy. You will have the confidence and gravitas to deal with high profile individuals, the media, influencers and stakeholders and enjoy working in collaboration with similar groups to effect systemic change.
This is an exciting time to join us; the political landscape keeps us on our toes, we are a close knit hard working team, we are in our 30th year, and we will be commencing the implementation of our new organisational strategy.
You will:
- Work with the Executive Director, Campaigns Manager and Communications Manager to develop a policy influencing strategy
- Apply your litigation and policy experience to deliver change in areas such as refugee status determination, detention and asylum support
- Lead strategic litigation in the UK and the European Court of Human Rights
- Be responsible for the design and delivery of Rainbow Migration’s legal advice service, ensure compliance with regulators, and supervise the delivery of immigration advice on asylum and partnership applications by staff and volunteer lawyers
- Line manage our Legal Officer and assist them in delivering advice on LGBTQI+ asylum, especially complex claims
- Manage relationships with legal aid and pro bono law firms
- Design and deliver training to lawyers, charities and others
- Build knowledge and skills among immigration caseworkers and lawyers to represent LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum
Owing to the nature of the work, the successful applicant will be required at the point of conditional job offer to disclose all spent and unspent criminal records and subsequently to undergo an enhanced DBS check. See our website for more information.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week). We will consider part-time or job share. Occasional evening work is required, and possibly at weekends, but with plenty of notice. Rainbow Migration encourages staff to maintain a good work life balance and has a TOIL system in place.
Salary: Starting at £60,000 with potential annual step increases up to £64,946 (pro rata if working part time), plus statutory employer’s pension contribution. In addition to an annual step increase, the trustees consider giving a separate inflationary increase every April.
Location: Rainbow Migration’s offices are based in Borough, Central London. This role will have an office-based contract but the postholder can choose to work from home for part of the week in agreement with the Executive Director. You must be available to work from our offices in London when necessary. The successful candidate would also be welcome to work from the office full-time if that is their preference. At the time of posting this advert, none of our staff are going into the office every day. There might also be occasional travel outside London with plenty of notice.
Annual leave: 25 days per year rising after 24 months by 1 day after each year of service to maximum of 28 days per year (pro rata if working part-time).
Wellbeing: We offer up to 2 days of wellbeing leave to be taken at short notice in each calendar year. One-to-one clinical supervision is also available for this role.
How to apply
Please read the job description and person specification.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact recruitment@rainbowmigration.org.uk
Applications should be sent to recruitment@rainbowmigration.org.uk
Application is by way of CV with a Supporting Statement that should set out your motivations for applying for this role and to this charity and how your work experience to date meets the scope of the responsibilities. As a general guide, your Supporting Statement should be around two sides of A4.
Closing date: Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply ASAP
At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We consider all qualified applicants, consistent with any legal requirements.
We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of going through the UK asylum or immigration system and people of colour who are currently underrepresented among our staff. We will also interview all disabled applicants who meet the necessary criteria for this vacancy.
We are proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which aims to create a charitable sector that is led by people with lived experience of the asylum and immigration system. As part of this network, we challenge the one-size-fits-all approach in our employment practices, and respect personal circumstances and needs of people with lived experience. Please feel free to use information and resources at www.ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe which may help in preparing your job application.
By submitting an application, you:
- Confirm that you have the right to work in the UK and will produce the necessary documentation if you are offered this post
- Declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the information provided with your application is true and correct and that you understand that any false information or statement given will justify the dismissal from Rainbow Migration if appointed
- Accept that if successful, you will be required to disclose all unspent criminal records at the point of conditional job and subsequently to undergo a basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.
Your privacy and data protection
In order to recruit and manage staff, Rainbow Migration needs to store personal information (data) about all applicants. Rainbow Migration is registered as a “controller of personal data” under the Data Protection Act 2018 with the Information Commissioner. By applying for this role, you agree that we will keep the information on your CV, covering email, audio or video recording. Please see our privacy policy.
Monitoring information is kept separately and is pseudonymised to avoid identification of applicants. Monitoring information is amalgamated for statistical purposes and the original data then destroyed.
Rainbow Migration keeps all personal information safely and securely, and does not share your information with anyone outside Rainbow Migration or any other organisation without your consent. Information is kept for the minimum period necessary which for CVs, covering emails, video and audio recordings for unsuccessful applicants is 12 months after the conclusion of the recruitment campaign.
New campaign to stop the Refugee Ban Bill
**This campaign has now closed, thanks for your support**
Together with Just Right Scotland, Liberty, NACCOM, Praxis, Rene Cassin and Women for Refugee Women we have launched a petition demanding the Prime Minister abandon his cruel and unworkable Refugee Ban Bill.
If the Refugee Ban Bill becomes law, LGBTQI+ people who come here seeking asylum will almost certainly be detained. In immigration detention LGBTQI+ people face bullying, harassment and abuse with serious consequences for their mental health. Following detention they could be sent to countries that are dangerous for LGBTQI+ people and where they don’t have any connections or support. Places like Rwanda, where LGBTQI+ people face discrimination and violence.
It’s not too late for the Prime Minister to stop this – add your name to show these cruel plans do not represent us.
We are recruiting people to join our board of trustees
***This opportunity has now closed***
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for one or two people to join our board of trustees. Our current trustees have skills and experience covering lived experience of the asylum system, law (public law and human rights), academia, communications, fundraising and finance. We are keen to hear about the skills and experiences you have to offer, and are particularly interested in potential candidates with experience in any of the areas below. However, these are not the only skills and experience that are important.
- Service user involvement
- Safeguarding
- ICT and digital
- Anti-racism
If you are interested in becoming a trustee and have the willingness and time to contribute, we encourage you to apply and tell us what skills or experience you can bring. Please don’t limit yourself to those in the list above. We welcome applications from people who have not served on a trustee board previously. You can live anywhere in the UK.
At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We particularly encourage applications from:
- People who have been through the UK asylum system
- People of colour
- Disabled people
- People who are neurodivergent
- Trans individuals
What will you be doing?
Being a trustee is a rewarding role. Trustees bring their expertise to shape Rainbow Migration’s strategy and direction, and help ensure we remain the authoritative organisation on LGBTQI+ asylum and immigration. They have overall legal responsibility for the charity, make sure our finances and resources are well used to implement our mission, and are required to participate fully in the governance of the charity. Trustees also play a role as ambassadors for the organisation and its work. For more information see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-trustee-whats-involved or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8TIkLLwwdQ
What support will you receive?
We provide numerous resources for trustees to receive training on good governance and the duties of a trustee, as well as on charity finance. Trustees will also receive training on safeguarding, cyber-security and data protection. Other training can be arranged to suit your needs. Training costs are covered by Rainbow Migration.
‘Buddying up’ with an existing trustee can also be arranged, and this is encouraged for those for whom this is their first time serving as a trustee. This involves meeting up with a longer-serving trustee outside of board meetings, occasionally or regularly, to discuss:
- The format, style and content of board meetings generally
- Papers submitted to upcoming trustee board meetings
- Experiences serving on the board
You will also have induction meetings with Rainbow Migration staff.
Find out more about what our trustees do here.
***This opportunity has now closed***
Government’s new asylum bill fails to consider the safety of LGBTQI+ people seeking safety here
Last week, the government announced yet another cruel asylum bill that punishes people seeking to rebuild their lives in the UK.
Among other things, the bill proposes to send people who have fled life-threatening situations in their home countries, and sought safety and protection from the UK, to a list of countries (page 64) that includes countries that are not safe for LGBTQI+ people.
For instance, Ghana is set as one of the countries that is deemed to be safe for men, however as recently as December 2022, Adams, a bisexual man from Ghana that we supported was granted asylum in the UK. He told us that “generally society [in Ghana] is very homophobic, including much of my family, who wanted me to change. I was violently attacked in the street on several occasions, and I knew it wasn’t safe for me stay in Ghana as an openly bisexual man”.
Another country deemed safe to send men seeking safety in the UK is Nigeria. However, in 2021 government statistics show that up to 50 people were granted asylum on the grounds of their sexual orientation (no gender breakdown is provided). Last year, Joel, a gay activist from Nigeria, described how a law passed in 2014 “prohibits same-sex marriage and ruthlessly punishes LGBT+ people in Nigeria. In addition to prohibiting same-sex marriage, the law legitimised oppression and was used by authorities to justify persecution”, and added that “citizens can carry out ‘jungle justice’ without repercussions; lynching and murder of LGBT+ people is a common occurrence”.
Rwanda is among the countries in the list as well, which we have repeatedly called out as a country where LGBTQI+ people are subjected to discrimination, violence and abuse. The situation for LGBTQI+ people in Rwanda is so poor that it is a source country for people seeking asylum in the UK based on their sexual orientation, albeit in low numbers, and Rainbow Migration has previously provided support to LGBTQI+ people from Rwanda. Innocent Uwimana, a gay man from Rwanda, has written about how dangerous it is for LGBTQI+ people there and urged the government to ditch the proposal.
Increased risk of immigration detention
The new bill also greatly extends the powers to hold people in immigration detention, whilst simultaneously restricting their ability to challenge this. This will result in a vast increase in the number of people who could be locked away, which will include LGBTQI+ people, who we know are at additional risk of harm in detention centres.
Leila Zadeh, Executive Director at Rainbow Migration said: “By introducing this heartless and cruel bill, this government is sending a message that it doesn’t care about the safety and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people seeking protection here. We have already received calls from LGBTQI+ people expressing distress about the potential impact of the bill on their lives, telling us they feel ‘unwelcome’ here”.
We are urging this government to stop this inhumane and dangerous bill immediately and instead focus on creating a compassionate and caring asylum system that treats people with kindness.
You are invited to our film screening in London
LGBTQI+ people come to the UK fleeing persecution. But instead of finding safety here, some are locked up in detention centres where they face LGBTQI-phobic bullying, harassment and abuse.
Join us for a short film screening, talk and Q&A on LGBTQI+ experiences of immigration detention. Hear from people with lived experience of detention and discuss how we can resist this unjust and inhumane practice in the UK.
There is #NoPrideInDetention.
When: Friday 10 March, 6-7:30pm
Where: London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
Podcast about No Pride in Detention
In this episode Mic Drop star Jared interviews Rainbow Migration’s Campaigns Manager Emma Webb about No Pride in Detention, our campaign that calls for an end to LGBTQI+ detention and a 28-day time limit for all immigration detention.
Emma and Jared talk us through what exactly detention is, how this system works and the specific dangers it poses to LGBTQI+ people.
Content warning: This episode discusses detention experiences, structural violence, homophobia and transphobia.
Support resources:
The Right to Remain toolkit section on immigration detention
The Right to Remain zine for people at risk of detention and their supporters
Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)’s self-help guide on how to get out of detention
More about the Mic Drop
The Mic Drop is a collaborative podcast made by members of Many Hands One Heart and Larry Achiampong. Across the episodes The Mic Drop will detail a range of subject matter from personal experiences relating to seeking asylum whilst being LGBTIQ+ through to critical conversations relating to the arts and culture.
Many Hands One Heart is a support and wellbeing project for people from the LGBTQI+ community who are seeking asylum in Liverpool.
LGBTQI+ people still at serious risk of harm in immigration detention
A new pilot study into LGBTQI+ experiences of immigration detention since September 2016 indicates that LGBTQI+ people continue to face harassment, bullying and deteriorating mental health while in immigration detention.
The study, conducted by Dr Laura Harvey at the University of Brighton and supported by Rainbow Migration, looks at the experiences in detention of five members of the LGBTQI+ community – three gay men and two non-binary people. Four of the participants were held in Immigration Removal Centres for several months, and one in a Short-Term Holding Facility for 48 hours.
Key findings – LGBTQI+ people not safe in immigration detention
Participants in the research experienced verbal and physical homophobic abuse from other people held in detention, including from individuals they were forced to share locked rooms with at night. Usman* described how he reported someone who “spat on my face for being a gay”, but was still made to share a room with this person until they attacked him physically.
As a result of this violence and intimidation, participants feared being ‘out’ while in detention and felt a need to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity. However, they were not always able to do this despite trying to, so they remained exposed to the risk of bullying and abuse. Johnson* said: “I don’t want to hide my sexuality here but I didn’t tell anyone because I was so scared.”
Although some participants found staff to be a source of help and support, others reported problems including verbal homophobic abuse from staff, being afraid to report homophobic bullying to staff, inaction from staff in the face of escalating homophobic bullying and misgendering by staff.
Overall, participants experienced worsening mental health and delayed access to mental health support while in detention, as well as being put in situations that resembled past traumatic experiences.
Johnson* had suffered violent homophobic attacks in their home country – including one in which their partner was killed – and was identified by a GP in detention as needing mental health support. However they waited three months to be seen by a psychiatrist, during which time they had to share a locked room with someone who was openly homophobic towards them.
Ending LGBTQI+ detention remains as urgent as ever
The research aimed to explore whether experiences of LGBTQI+ people in detention had changed significantly since the last piece of research on this topic in 2016 and after the introduction of the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy that same year, which recognised the heightened risk of harm to trans and intersex people in detention.
According to the findings, LGBTQI+ people still face considerable and ongoing risk of harm in immigration detention in the UK. The data suggest that detention centres are inherently risky for LGBTQI+ people, who are trapped in a space that they cannot leave, in which abuse and harassment are difficult to escape.
With the government now increasing its use of immigration detention it is crucial they recognise that people who cannot be kept safe from harm in detention should never be placed there. That applies to all members of the LGBTQI+ community.
If you agree please email your MP to ask if they oppose LGBTQI+ detention and let us know their response.
* All names used for participants are pseudonyms to protect their anonymity.
For more information about the pilot study please see the research report or summary of key findings.
We are hiring: LGBTQI+ Asylum Seeker Support Worker
***This opportunity has now closed***
We are recruiting for an LGBTQI+ Asylum Seeker Support Worker to deliver support services to individuals seeking asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics.
We have been supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system and campaigning for their rights since 1993. We now have an opportunity for an additional LGBTQI+ Asylum Seeker Support Worker to join our team and play a key role in helping LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum improve their ability and resilience to cope with the challenges they face and build support networks.
The position requires that you identify as LGBTQI+ and are comfortable discussing and disclosing your identity in a professional context with service users. It is important to be aware that your identity may become known to external parties, such as service users’ friends, funders, and the general public through your association with Rainbow Migration and our work.
This role will receive full training and support as required to deliver your responsibilities:
- Facilitating regular support group meetings
- Providing one-to-one emotional and practical support
- Assisting service users to access health services and accommodation
- Ensuring Rainbow Migration service users access quality legal representation
- Sharing your knowledge and expertise by providing advice, guidance and training to other organisations working with LGBTQI+ people who are seeking asylum
- Ensuring Rainbow Migration service users who do not speak English can access the service with support from telephone interpreters and online translation.
Rainbow Migration’s vision is that LGBTQI+ people can safely settle in the UK and lead fulfilling lives. Our values are:
- Safety: We believe everyone should be safe from persecution and safe to be themselves. We strive to create a safe workplace culture, and we place importance on the wellbeing of everyone involved with Rainbow Migration.
- Integrity: We are thorough and honest in everything we do, and we take responsibility for our actions. We want to be accountable to our communities and those who support us.
- Belonging: We welcome and include all LGBTQI+ people, and we celebrate and value their range of experience in terms of gender, religion, race, age, disability status and class. We try to remove obstacles to participation, champion equality and promote a sense of family or home through our services.
- Respect: We believe that every person is equal and deserves the same level of courtesy, care, and attention. We respect the rights, wishes and feelings of our service users, and campaign for their rights to be respected as they go through the asylum and immigration system.
At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status – simple, we consider all qualified applicants, consistent with any legal requirements.
We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of going through the UK asylum or immigration system or who have been subject to immigration control, and also people of colour who are currently underrepresented among our staff. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if they meet the necessary criteria in the person specification.
Owing to the nature of the work, the successful applicant will be required at the point of conditional job offer to disclose all unspent criminal records and subsequently to undergo a enhanced DBS check. See our website for more information.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time - 21 hours a week but fewer hours will be considered. Occasional work in the evenings and at weekends may be required but with plenty of notice. Rainbow Migration encourages staff to maintain a good work life balance and has a TOIL system in place.
Salary: Starting at £26,868 FTE with potential annual step increases up to £29,173 (pro rata), plus statutory employer’s pension contribution. In addition to an annual step increase, the trustees consider giving a separate inflationary increase every April.
Location: Rainbow Migration’s offices are based in Borough, Central London. This role will have an office-based contract but the postholder can choose to work from home for part of the week in agreement with their line manager and Executive Director. You must be available to work from our offices in London when necessary. The successful candidate would also be welcome to work from the office full-time if that is their preference. At the time of posting this advert, none of our staff are going into the office every day. There might also be occasional travel outside London with plenty of notice. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Annual Leave: 25 days per year rising after 24 months by 1 day after each year of service to maximum of 28 days per year (pro rata if working part-time).
How to apply:
Closing date: Thursday 23 February at 5pm
Interview dates: March. Exact date TBC
Please read the job description and person specification. If you have any questions about the role or would like to find out more before applying, then you can contact the line manager via recruitment@rainbowmigration.org.uk.
Please email your CV, covering statement, and optional monitoring form to recruitment@rainbowmigration.org.uk. When writing your covering statement, please:
- Give examples of how you meet the person specification. In addition to what is on your CV, we want to hear about any relevant skills and experience that demonstrate you meet the necessary criteria for the role, and if you meet any of the advantageous criteria. Skills and experience could be from training, volunteering, interests or life experience
- Confirm if you wish to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 (physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ effect on your ability to do normal daily activities)
- State how many hours a week you wish to work and if you have a preferred pattern. We would like the postholder to work at least 3 hours on Tuesdays but this is not essential.
- Make your statement no longer than two A4 pages
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please complete this form to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
By submitting an application, you:
- Confirm that you have the right to work in the UK and will produce the necessary documentation if you are offered this post
- Declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the information provided with your application is true and correct and that you understand that any false information or statement given will justify the dismissal from Rainbow Migration if appointed
- Accept that, if successful, you will be required to disclose all unspent criminal records at the point of conditional job and subsequently to undergo a basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.
Privacy Notice: Your privacy and data protection
In order to recruit and manage staff, Rainbow Migration needs to store personal information (data) about all applicants. Rainbow Migration is registered as a “controller of personal data” under the Data Protection Act 2018 with the Information Commissioner. By applying for this role, you agree that we will keep the information on your CV and covering statement including storing and processing special category data that identifies you as being LGBTQI+. Please see our privacy policy.
Monitoring information is kept separately and is pseudonymised to avoid identification of applicants. Monitoring information is amalgamated for statistical purposes and the original data then destroyed.
Rainbow Migration keeps all personal information safely and securely, and does not share your information with anyone outside Rainbow Migration or any other organisation without your consent. Information is kept for the minimum period necessary which for CVs and covering statements for unsuccessful applicants is 12 months after the conclusion of the recruitment campaign.