Taxonomy¶

This is the DEI taxonomy for use with this extension. The vocabulary value should be DEI when this is used.

It is possible to use other taxonomies with this extension.

Machine Readable¶

You can get this Taxonomy data in JSON format here.

DEI01 - Communities experiencing racial inequity¶

Communities that experience inequity as a result of their race or ethnic group. Ethnic group refers to the group that people self identify with, which may be related to their national/geographical origin, skin colours, and other identities. This is often referred to as “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic” or BAME.

Category	Sub-Category	Name	Description
DEI010000		Communities experiencing racial inequity	Organisations working on racial justice or supporting people from multiple communities
DEI010100		Black / African / Caribbean / Black British	Mixed Black/ Black British
	DEI010110	African
	DEI010120	Caribbean
	DEI010199	Any other Black/ African/ Caribbean background
DEI010200		Mixed	Mixed groups
	DEI010210	White and Black
	DEI010220	White and Asian
	DEI010299	Any other Mixed / Multiple ethnic background
DEI010300		Asian / Asian British	Mixed Asian/ Asian British
	DEI010310	Indian
	DEI010320	Pakistani
	DEI010330	Bangladeshi
	DEI010340	Chinese
	DEI010399	Any other Asian background
DEI019900		Other Group experiencing ethnic or racial inequity
	DEI019910	Arab
	DEI019920	Jewish
	DEI019930	Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities
	DEI019999	Any other Ethnic group

DEI02 - Disabled people¶

self-identify as disabled, with particular impairments, which have a long-term impact on quality of life

Category	Sub-Category	Name	Description
DEI020000		Disabled people	Working with people across multiple disabilities
DEI020100		Physical Impairment	Working with people with multiple or different physical impairments
	DEI020110	Mobility	Physical/mobility impairment, such as a difficulty using your arms or mobility issues which require you to use a wheelchair or crutches
	DEI020120	Visual impairment/ partial sight/sight loss	Visual impairment, such as being blind or having a serious visual impairment
	DEI020130	Hard of hearing/ deaf/ hearing loss	Hearing impairment, such as being deaf or having a serious hearing impairment
	DEI020140	Speech impairment	Impaired ability to produce speech sounds
DEI020200		Mental Health	Mental health condition or experience, such as depression or psychosis or addiction that impacts people’s lives
DEI020300		Cognitive differences	Multiple or different cognitive differences
	DEI020310	Learning disability	A reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities which affects someone for their whole life, such as Down’s Syndrome
	DEI020320	Learning difficulty	Learning difficulties such as dyslexia and ADHD
	DEI020330	Neurodivergent	Cognitive difference such as autistic spectrum disorder where individuals are impacted by the social environment
DEI020400		Health	Long-standing illness or health condition, such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease or epilepsy, or other rare conditions
DEI029900		Other	Other - An impairment, medical condition or environmental disadvantage that is not listed above

DEI03 - Faith communities¶

Category	Name	Description
DEI030000	Faith	Interfaith and multi-faith groups
DEI030100	Catholic	People who describe their faith as Catholic or Roman Catholic
DEI030200	Protestant	Anglicans, Adventists, Baptists, Methodists, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, Religious Society of Friends, Reformed Churches and other Protestant denominations
DEI030300	Other Christian denominations	Orthodox and other denominations
DEI030400	Buddhist
DEI030500	Hindu
DEI030600	Jewish
DEI030700	Muslim
DEI030800	Sikh
DEI030900	Atheist
DEI031000	Agnostic
DEI039900	Other	Other faiths and beliefs

DEI04 - LGBT+ People¶

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans + people

Category	Sub-Category	Name	Description
DEI040000		LGBT+ People	Working with LGBT+ people with multiple identities
DEI040100		Bisexual people	All bisexual people
	DEI040110	Bisexual men
	DEI040120	Bisexual women
DEI040200		Gay men
DEI040300		Lesbian/gay women
DEI040400		Transgender people	All transgender people
	DEI040410	Trans men
	DEI040420	Trans women
DEI040500		Non-binary people
DEI049900		Other	Other LGBT+ People, including queer and intersex people

DEI05 - Migrants¶

Groups who are first generation and/or recent migrants to the UK

Category	Name	Description
DEI050000	Migrants	Migrants with multiple status
DEI050100	Asylum seekers
DEI050200	Refugees
DEI050300	Undocumented People
DEI059900	Other Migrants	This includes other migrants with official immigration status, e.g. international students; and who are naturalised British

DEI06 - Older people¶

Category	Sub-Category	Name	Description
DEI060000		Older People	Typically those aged 60 and over

DEI07 - Children and Young People¶

Category	Name	Description
DEI070000	Children and Young People	Typically people under 26 but sometimes people under 19
DEI070100	Young adults	Typically young people from 16 to 25 years of age
DEI070200	Young people	Typically young people from 8 to 25
DEI070300	Children	Under 16
DEI070400	Infants	Under 2 years of age

DEI08 - People who are educationally or economically disadvantaged¶

self-identify as from an economically and/ or educationally disadvantaged background, including working class backgrounds, with long-term impact on their life outcomes; also people currently experiencing financial hardship

Category	Sub-Category	Name	Description
DEI080000		People who are educationally or economically disadvantaged	This will be defined by the organisation, such as children eligible for free school meals or for adults were eligible for free school meals as a child, families receiving benefits or universal credit, people who are homeless, people who did not complete formal education or otherwise considered in deprivation or poverty etc.

DEI09 - Women and girls¶

Those who identify and live as women and girls

Category	Sub-Category	Name	Description
DEI090000		Women and girls	Those who identify and live as women and girls

DEI70 - Welsh Language Speaking¶

Category	Sub-Category	Name	Description
DEI700000		Welsh Language Speaking

DEI80 - Community background¶

Category	Sub-Category	Name	Description
DEI800010		The Protestant community
DEI800020		The Catholic community
DEI800030		Neither