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Census 2021
« on: Tuesday 02 March 21 19:48 GMT (UK) »
Good evening,

Just done my bit to aid future RCers. Census letter dropped through the door today so i've completed mine. Got a thankyou email while I still had my finger on submit.

BUT, the letter is a little misleading, it says "all households should complete the census ON sunday 21st march or as soon as possible after". However, when you go to census.gov.uk and check, it tells you that you can complete it online as soon as you receive the letter.

I'm of the opinion that if everyone tried to do it on the 21st the site would overload and crash.

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Re: Census 2021
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 22:05 GMT (UK) »
Yes a bit premature allowing you to submit it in advance.  Personally I would wait till the official day to complete it and post it back (if that is an option)
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Re: Census 2021
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 22:23 GMT (UK) »
I have just checked as I live in Scotland and the latest information states that we have postponed our Census until 2022.

Confusing or not  :) :)

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Re: Census 2021
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 02 March 21 22:39 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: dowdstree on Tuesday 02 March 21 22:23 GMT (UK)
Scotland have postponed our Census until 2022

How odd considering 'online' is used for almost everything these days, including voting i.e. Covid shouldn't really affect anything to do with the census  ???


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Re: Census 2021
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 03 March 21 06:46 GMT (UK) »
I remember the last one and the post box full to overflowing with census returns. I did mine online. So much easier.

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Re: Census 2021
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 03 March 21 07:30 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: John915 on Tuesday 02 March 21 19:48 GMT (UK)

BUT, the letter is a little misleading, it says "all households should complete the census ON sunday 21st march or as soon as possible after". However, when you go to census.gov.uk and check, it tells you that you can complete it online as soon as you receive the letter.


Surely we should not be doing it until the 21st or after, it is after all a snapshot of all people alive on that date  ??? 
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Re: Census 2021
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 03 March 21 08:23 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Rosinish on Tuesday 02 March 21 22:39 GMT (UK)
How odd considering 'online' is used for almost everything these days, including voting i.e. Covid shouldn't really affect anything to do with the census  ???
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I think the problem is chasing up households that haven't submitted census form need to be contacted in person.
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Re: Census 2021
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 03 March 21 09:50 GMT (UK) »
At the last Australian census my son waited until the day only to find the system had crashed, who would have thought so many would want to do it online.  Obviously not the government.  I did mine a couple of days earlier and told everyone I was locking the doors so no one could get in.  ;D ;D
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Re: Census 2021
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 03 March 21 10:26 GMT (UK) »
There are government information ads about the census on the radio (well at least on Classicfm, so I guess they'll be elsewhere too) and they say you can fill in the form anytime from 15 March to 21 March.  Of course, to do it on line - which they expect most people to do - you have to receive a letter with a number code.  We've not received that yet.
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