“The particular genius of the parish church and the parish system is that it preserves and communicates meaning, value and belonging in places where people can serve and be served, and discover fresh perspectives on what it is to be human and to be a human community.”

Archbishop of York, Lords Hansard, 6 December 2024

Collecting ethnic data on Jews and Sikhs?

On Wednesday, Preet Kaur Gill (Lab/Co-op, Birmingham Edgbaston) was given leave under the Ten Minute Rule to bring in a Bill “to provide that, where a public body collects data about ethnicity for the purpose of delivering public services, it must include specific ‘Sikh’ and ‘Jewish’ categories as options for a person’s ethnic group; and for connected purposes”.

In her speech, she explained that Jews and Sikhs were in the unique position of being considered both ethnic and religious groups under the Equality Act 2010. Continue reading →