Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Create a UK Black Citizens Council
Closed
606 signatures
What the petition asks
Create a UK Black Citizens Advisory Council. Its role will be to be proactive in communicating racism experienced by Black people in the U.K and find solutions to enable the Government to make the lives of UK Black citizens equal to everyone else.
When our Grand Parents arrived in the UK in the 50s and 60s. They were met with No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs. Then in the 80s there were the Brixton riots due to social and economic disparity. We are now in the 21st Century and nothing has really changed. Black People are still more likely to be arrested and imprisoned, not placed in senior roles in the work place, prejudice observed in education, purchasing property, university placement, housing, medical needs, entertainment, media and more...
Timeline
| 2 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Mar 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
606
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
2 Sep 2020
Closed
2 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.