Department for Education: Ethnic Groups

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department submitted to the Office for National Statistics' review of the ethnicity harmonised standard, including in relation to the recording of Sikhs and Jewish people as ethnic groups.

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1. 6 March 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department submitted to the Office for National Statistics' review of the ethnicity harmonised standard, including in relation to the recording of Sikhs and Jewish people as ethnic groups.

   Source: Commons

2. 24 March 2026

   Answer

   A review of the harmonised standard for ethnicity data collection is underway by the Government Statistical Service Harmonisation team.A public consultation between October 2025 and February 2026 sought views from a wide range of users, including governme...

   Source: Written answer

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