Census 2021

[Guy Etchells]

The Scottish Census has been delayed till we are out of the Corona Woods, hopefully next year. What is more concerning though is the company which has been contracted with handling the census information? Step forward CACI UK, who make their money selling information. Connections to the US security services this former software company is being sued by guys held at Abu Ghraib prison and "processed!" by CACI personnel.
 All very strange you might say, what possible interest, apart from the cash, has this private spy agency in the national census and how confidential is the information you put on your census form?

Skoosh. 

No what is very strange is you bringing up unproven claims made in 2003 against US Military Police and linking it with the UK subsidiary of a company founded in 1962 who provided technology to the US forces. Caci, California Analysis Center, Inc., now named Consolidated Analysis Center, Incorporated, is one of the largest "GoTo" I.T. companies in the world. It is not any any way surprising that the UK Scottish government have turned to them to help with gathering census information, in an attempt to overcome their past I.T. failures.
Digital data and information technology is what the company specialises in and is possibly the best company to involve with in the circumstances.
Cheers
Guy

[ReadyDale]

I find it very strange that, bearing in mind one the the main stated aims of this census is to provide information to the various government bodies to enable planning over future years, their insistence for questions like "How do you travel to work?" (paraphrasing), they insist that you answer as things are now, acknowledging that things will be different owing to the pandemic.
So in a few years time, when there has been no investment in travel infrastructure, they'll say "But the information we had was that everyone was working from home"

[Girl Guide]

Interesting point Dale.  I presume that local councils will use their eyes and see how people travel in the next few years.

It will either go back to the levels it was pre pandemic or will reduce as self-employed people make, and companies offer, the choice to work from home.

There will obviously be those who will need to travel to their workplace as it would not be possible for them to work from home, e.g. police and health service.  There may well be others but I can't think of them at the moment 

[Skoosh]

Nothing very strange about this business except it is the subject of an article in todays National by former MP George Kerevan.

Skoosh.

[ReadyDale]

Interesting point Dale.  I presume that local councils will use their eyes and see how people travel in the next few years.

It will either go back to the levels it was pre pandemic or will reduce as self-employed people make, and companies offer, the choice to work from home.

There will obviously be those who will need to travel to their workplace as it would not be possible for them to work from home, e.g. police and health service.  There may well be others but I can't think of them at the moment 

Agreed, but I can't see it being at the current level of work from home. Which renders this question's responses useless.

As for the local council using their eyes to view the situation, you obviously have more faith in your local council than we do around this way 

[Girl Guide]

Using their eyes was a bit tongue in cheek,  as there are councils who don't want to see what is really needed and press on with their own agenda.

[ReadyDale]

Using their eyes was a bit tongue in cheek,  as there are councils who don't want to see what is really needed and press on with their own agenda.

Ah, sorry, missed the in irony there. 

[dowdstree]

See reply #93.

Very interesting article Skoosh. Ma auld man was reading it out to me over breakfast this morning. It certainly makes the point that nothing is confidential these days and our data is shared around the world.

Dorrie

[Skoosh]

Well Dorrie having done the census in Bridgeton/Dalmarnock a couple of times and finding the usual suspicion from house-holders, particularly the young, I'm sure folk will be reassured to learn how efficient US security companies are but watch what ye write doon!
  The East-End was great & only ever had one refusal, that from a guy who answered me through the letter box. I told his auld neighbour the fine was five grand, she said he was a heid-banger and never washed the sterrs, but he scoured the district looking for me & a form!

Best Wishes,
Skoosh.