Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Include Latinx/Hispanic as an ethnic group in the 2021 census
Closed
7,658 signatures
What the petition asks
I want the UK Government to acknowledge the huge population of Latinx/Hispanics here in the UK by adding a box allowing us to specifically designate this as our ethnic origin in the census form. We are not white, black, Asian, and certainly not ‘other’.
The UK population is extremely diverse. Census forms having a box for most races/ethnicities allows recognition, understanding and in turn opportunity.
Latinx/Hispanics have a huge population here in the UK, however we always seem to struggle with our identity here, we aren't acknowledged but simply put into the ‘other’ box. This is not a true reflection of the population. In the USA the Census Bureau lets people identify as Latinx/Hispanic, we want the same here in the UK.
Latinx/Hispanics have a huge population here in the UK, however we always seem to struggle with our identity here, we aren't acknowledged but simply put into the ‘other’ box. This is not a true reflection of the population. In the USA the Census Bureau lets people identify as Latinx/Hispanic, we want the same here in the UK.
Timeline
| 14 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
7,658
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
14 Dec 2020
Closed
14 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.