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Census Order and Regulations for England and Wales
Update July 2020
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The legislation to hold the census in England and Wales on 21 March 2021 is now in place.
The Census (England and Wales) Order, which sets the date of the census, was made (became law) at the May Privy Council on 20 May 2020 meeting following debates and votes in both Houses of Parliament in May.
Read the Census (England and Wales) Order 2020.
The Census Regulations came into force on 23 June 2020 in England and 26 June in Wales. The Regulations include many of the operational details of the census, as well as exact copies of the paper questionnaires and descriptions of the online questionnaires. They are available to view online:
The Census in Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of their respective administrations and legislatures.
The Census (Scotland) Order 2020 and the Census Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 are also now in force, meaning that census day is set as 21 March 2021 across the UK.
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