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Everyone should be included in the census - all people, households and overnight visitors.
It is used to help plan and fund services for your community - services like transport, education and health.
Taking part in the census is very important and it's also compulsory. You could face a fine if you don't participate or if you supply false information.
Originally posted by Cobaltic1978
Some good advice on completing the U.K Census.
Originally posted by duality90
They already know where I've worked before as my (former) employer already had my NI number anyways.
Originally posted by RMFX1
The wording is pretty clear. It's saying that you are required by law to fill in the questionaire.
The second part that you quoted means that you may not have to fill out every field. And if there is a field that you are not required to fill out..then leave it completely blank. Probably so as not to confuse the computer that reads it.
edit on 20-3-2011 by RMFX1 because: (no reason given)
Taking part in the census is very important and it's also compulsory.
Originally posted by bargoose
Does anybody know the significance of the 27th of march on these census forms?
I've sent mine off now, but wish i hadn't.
In one section it asks;
"will any extra people be stopping in your house on the evening of the 27th march"?
Why the hell would they want to know this? Why the 27th especially?
Q. What if no-one is at home on 27 March? A. If everyone in the household is away on census day you should complete your questionnaire as soon as possible after your return. If the household is absent for more than six months after census day, you do not need to complete the questionnaire. BUT anyone away from home for up to 12 months should still be included on your questionnaire
Originally posted by Extralien
Originally posted by duality90
They already know where I've worked before as my (former) employer already had my NI number anyways.
You've hit the nail on the head... so why give it all to them again?
And why help them support Lockheed Martin... A machine of murderous weapons?
That and the breach of human rights thing...
Originally posted by StevenDye
They have just about everything I could put on that form anyway, the only thing they wouldn't know was if my girlfriend stayed over on the date they put in there... and what that has to do with anything is beyond me, purely being spying little gits!!
But everything else, everything you can't lie about and get away with, they know anyway. And Lockheed Martin could easily get that information whatever laws may be in the way.
Might aswell fill it in with some nice scruffy writing and make some guy squint to read it...make it near on illegible...that way you can read it and they cant claim you didn't fill it in, but it courses them trouble.
Originally posted by duality90
I don't know why people are so reluctant to fill these in. I did mine the other day and there wasn't anything in there that the government didn't already know about me - and what little they did ask me was so wholly trivial that it could never realistically put me in any sort of position of danger or compromise me to the authorities in some way. All the census basically asks is where you live, what sort of building it is, whether you are employed and if so where you are employed, and then what ethnicity you are.
Nothing sinister as far as I could tell. They already know where I've worked before as my (former) employer already had my NI number anyways.
A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers.
The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation.
Originally posted by XXXN3O
But I thought they do not share census information??
3rd party opinions on census information constitutes as sharing information to me but not too them.
I also do not like the thought that a bunch of well paid staticians will pour over my personal information.
They can bugger right off until I get paid £1000 to fill it in.edit on 22-3-2011 by XXXN3O because: (no reason given)