Include a 'Cornish' tick box on the 2021 U.K. census.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

All Cornish people to accurately record their ethnicity on the 2021 census by including a 'Cornish' tick box.

Parliament has, in March of 2014, granted minority status to all Cornish people however this legislation needs to be enacted to the fullest. Without accurately being able to record our ethnicity in the census our ancestry, history and culture is further being forgotten. Cornish peoples have a long and proud history within the U.K. and it is the firm wish of many to able to express this on legal documentation.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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

Timeline

24 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Jul 2020

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