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Do not use the terms BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) and BME (black and minority ethnic). These terms emphasise certain ethnic minority groups (Asian and black) and exclude others (mixed, other and white ethnic minority groups).
(UKHSA)
Capping down down Cap down ethnic groups unless there's a geographical term, so white and black, black Caribbean - whereas African, Asian and so on are capitalised.
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Survey categories If the terms refer to those used in an UKHSA survey or study, still cap them down but, in order to avoid ambiguity between general text and use of a survey category, use single speechmarksquote marks for the latter, 'white', 'black' and so on.
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