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Acronym for 'Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic' people. Originally used to group everyone who is not ethnically described as 'White British'. LBG's current stance is to not write or say 'BAME' as an acronym, however, is sometimes said or written in its full form. Where possible, the direction is to describe specifics ethnic heritage if the information is available and accurate.

Why it matters

The use of these acronyms is under debate and there is a move away from using them as spoken terms, which can homogenise and hide quite different experiences. While we continue to use the joint classification for data measurement (where we have published targets in place to track progress), we aim to always write out the words in full. Recommendations: 1. Don’t use the abbreviation BAME or BME – rather, if you must refer to the joint classification for reporting and analysis, separate out as ‘Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic’ or ‘Black and Minority Ethnic’. 2. If needed, an alternative collective term, is ‘ethnic minorities’. 3. Get specific where possible if appropriate, – e.g. South East Asian, Jewish, Pakistani, Black Caribbean/White British. The term continues to be problematic as it masks disparities between different ethnic groups and create misleading interpretations of data by inaccurately grouping people into one demographic. More can be read in the link about how the UK Government no longer use the terms.

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