CCHQ Summer Internship 2026

How would you describe your ethnicity?*

IndianPakistaniBangladeshiAny other Asian backgroundCaribbeanAfricanAny other Black backgroundChineseAny other Chinese or other ethnic backgroundWhite and Black CaribbeanWhite and Black AfricanWhite and AsianAny other Mixed backgroundWhite BritishWhite IrishAny other White backgroundPrefer not to say

How would you describe your religion or belief?*

Under the Protected Characteristics of sex and gender reassignment, what is your gender?*

MaleFemalePrefer not to say

Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?*

YesNoPrefer not to say

What is your sexual orientation?*

Do you identify as a disabled person?*

YesNo

Please give more information to identify the nature of the impairment here: (optional)

What region does your main residence fall within?*

What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged 14?*

Were you eligible for free school meals at any point during your school years?*

YesNoPrefer not to sayOther

Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11 and 16?*

A state-run or state-funded school: selective (eg. grammar school)A state-run or state-funded school: non-selectiveIndependent or fee-paying schoolIndependent or fee-paying school, where I received a means tested bursary covering 90% or more of the total cost of attending throughout my time thereAttended school outside the UKPrefer not to sayOther

What is your highest level of education?*

Do you have or have you ever had any caring responsibilities?*

YesNoPrefer not to sayOther

Your data will be collected solely for the purpose of assessing your application to join the CCHQ Summer Internship 2026, provided by the Conservative Party in collaboration with the Patchwork Foundation, who will be joint data controllers. By providing links to your social media profiles, you agree that we have your explicit consent to visit them to undertake suitability checks. We may also use a research partner, Inkerman Group, and make searches of various public resources such as electoral registers, identity checking services, companies house, social media platforms etc for information manifestly made public by you to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

References sought will be in confidence, and if you submit a Subject Access Request the response(s) will not be disclosed to you because of a reasonable expectation of confidentiality. You may exercise your rights by contacting dataprotection@conservatives.com

Apply to join the CCHQ Summer Internship here

Section 1: About You

Your qualifications

You as a person

You in general

Section 2: Your Application

Section 3: Equality & Monitoring