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FOI - London's Diverse Population report [Mar 2026]

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Request reference number: MGLA170226-4457

Date of response:

Summary of request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide me with copies of all documents pertaining to the decision-making process on producing the latest population profile reports with specific reference to decisions on which categories to include for Ethnicity, Ethnic group, Ethnic group (detailed), Main language, National identity, Country of birth, Country of birth (detailed), and Passport held.   

Please also provide a copy of the most up to date population ethnicity report published or relevant links if this can be accessed online or is available via live data sets.   

Can you please provide a response to my request specifically referring to the ethnic categories used in the London's diverse population 2023 report? 

For clarification, I am referring to the categories below:

White British

White Irish

Other White

White & Black Caribbean

White & Black African

White & Asian

Other Mixed

Indian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Chinese

Other Asian

Black African

Black Caribbean

Other Black

Arab

Any Other Group

Our response:

Further to my earlier email where I provided information related to the London's diverse population 2023 report, published last year, I can confirm that the GLA does not hold further information in scope of your request.

This is the most up to date version of the analysis.

The GLA’s methodology for the 2023 report is published on the second tab. The 17 ethnic sub-groups detailed in the report are the detailed APS categories (reference ETHEW18) but excludes the White Gypsy or Irish Traveller group for which there is too small a sample for reliable estimates. The APS can be accessed via the UK Data Service link below under certain conditions. You may wish to do your own analysis to get the most up to date figures.

UK Data Service

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