Rejected petition Include ethical veganism on the 2021 census.

Given that ethical veganism has now been confirmed as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, its numbers should be monitored by the Office for National Statistics and therefore the census.

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In addition to the importance of gathering data in order to protect people from discrimination, it is essential that citizens be given the opportunity to express their deeply held philosophical positions not only within the parameters of religion or lack thereof.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things that the UK Government or the House of Commons are responsible for. The Office for National Statistics, not the UK Parliament or Government, is responsible for developing census questions.

You can find out more here:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/censustransformationprogramme/questiondevelopment

You might like to make this suggestion to the ONS. You can find out how to contact them here:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/contactus/generalandstatisticalenquiries

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Date submitted 25 April 2020
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