Census 2021

[Bee]

When answering the question of what work did you used to do; I wrote "general dogsbody".

   

My last job was over 10 years ago, I worked part-time in a local pub as a cleaner, so my answer to  what work did I do was "cleaned"

[groom]

If you are out of the Country and cannot return for Census Day, get on to LiveChat and explain.  They will send you a census code by SMS, and you can complete the Census online.

Doesn't that defeat the object of counting people who are at their homes on a set date?

[Girl Guide]

Groom - Yes that seems a little daft doesn't it    If you are not in the UK on census date, then why would you wish to imply that you are by filling in an online form in whatever country you happen to be.

The Government have rather odd ways of thinking at times, baffling 

[LizzieL]

If you are out of the Country and cannot return for Census Day, get on to LiveChat and explain.  They will send you a census code by SMS, and you can complete the Census online.

Doesn't that defeat the object of counting people who are at their homes on a set date?

Is the point of the census just to count people who are in their own homes? I thought it was future planning of schools, hospitals etc. My friend is normally resident in England, it's just that Covid restrictions prevent his returning

[Elwyn Soutter]

The guidance notes instruct you to complete the form as you expect your household to be on 21st March. They want a return for every household but if no-one is living there (because they are in Australia, or because it’s empty for some other reason) then you should complete the return accordingly, ie no-one in the house.

We have a home in Liverpool which will be empty on 21st March. A return is still needed for the property but it’ll be a nil return. (After you enter information about who is staying there ie no-one, it then asks the usual questions about the property, size and heating.) 2 minutes to complete.

[rosie99]

The census for Scotland has been postponed, do you still have to complete a form for your holiday home this year 
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https://census.gov.uk/about-the-census]

What if I'm away or abroad on Census Day?
If you're away from the UK on this date, for less than 12 months, you should still be counted in the census. You should be included on the form at your permanent or family address.

If there's someone staying or living in your home and they’re filling in the household form, they should include you there.

If there's no one at home, please fill it in as soon as you get back. You can also use your access code to complete online while you're away.

[andrewalston]

The idea of the census is to get details of the population, wherever they happen to be.

The simple way for most of the last two centuries was to visit each place of residence and gather details from the people there.

Earlier, the "missing" details would have been a very small percentage of the population, and could be safely ignored.

With the increase in foreign travel, there are more UK residents temporarily abroad - and these days there are methods of getting that info back.

It's not a new concept. I have one of my chaps recorded in India in the 1911 census. I understand that the whole army was enumerated. It must have taken quite some time to get those forms back from the far parts of the Empire.

[coombs]

Census night tonight.

I have some ancestors who had a child baptised on 30 March 1851 in Leigh On Sea, Essex, but the entire family are missing from the census, which was taken that night. Perhaps they were not enumerated.

[Skoosh]

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 rigorously!" by CACI personnel.
 All very strange you might say, what possible interest, apart from the cash, has this private spy agency in our national census and how confidential is the information you put on your census form?

Skoosh.