A term for people from Black and Minority Ethnic groups.

Black and Minority Ethnic voluntary and community organisations and groups. This is the preferred term of BME groups – although it is best used in full. These groups are often insufficiently involved in the Local compact process. Find out more about BME groups and the Compact in Codes of Good Practice.

Black Minority Ethnic, term used to describe minority groups recognised as falling under the Race Relations Act 1976

Abbreviation for Black and Minority Ethnic.

Black, Minority and Ethnic

members of the Black and/or Ethnic Minority Communities