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Ethnicity, religion and nationality
When and how to refer to ethnicity, religion or nationality and when to use capital letters.
Only refer to people's ethnic background or religion if it's relevant to the content.
You're more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes if you are of south Asian, Chinese, African Caribbean or Black African origin (even if you were born in the UK).
We refer to skin colour in our content when we need to tell users that a skin symptom may look different on various skin tones. Follow our guidance on skin symptoms.
Writing about ethnicity
Follow the guidance on writing about ethnicity from the Race Disparity Unit on GOV.UK. Be as specific as you can.
Use "ethnicity", not "race".
Use "ethnic minorities", not "BAME" or "BME".
Capitalisation
Use a capital letter when you're writing about ethnicity or when you're asking users for their ethnic group.
"Black, Asian, African, Black British or Caribbean" or "people from a White British background"
Use lower-case when you're writing about skin colour and skin symptoms.
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Updated: October 2023