This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop BAME and use Police Visual Ethnicity codes for race equality and diversity.
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A. for Accuracy
B. for Brevity
C. for Clarity
USE BRITISH POLICE LANGUAGE
IC1 White Northern European.
IC2 Dark Southern European.
IC3 Black.
IC4 Asian.
IC5 Oriental.
IC6 Arab/Mixed-Race/Middle Eastern.
IC7-9 Unknown.
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USE BRITISH POLICE LANGUAGE
Grasping identity, culture, and the concept of the self for good social cohesion.
1. Place of Birth.
2. Lineage.
3. Appearance (Visual Ethnicity).
4. State of Mind/Habits/Culture/Traditions.
5. DNA.
The public using the same language as the Police will:
1. Improve communications for social cohesion.
2. Facilitate better community relations with the Police.
3. Promote British values internationally.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you want to see changes to how ethnicity is recorded or referred to, but we're not sure exactly what action you want the Government or Parliament to make. The Government produces guidance on writing about ethnicity, which already says that "We do not use the terms BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) and BME (black and minority ethnic) because they emphasise certain ethnic minority groups (Asian and black) and exclude others (mixed, other and white ethnic minority groups)": https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/style-guide/writing-about-ethnicity
We could accept a petition calling for changes to the above guidance, but it would need to be clear what changes you wanted. If you want the Government or Parliament to take a different action, you'd need to be clear what action you want to be taken.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.