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You should all have received your media toolkits, so please feel free to use the content in your publications and on any platforms you have. If you’ve not received your media toolkit by December 7, please get in touch with media.relations@ons.gov.uk or glenn.garrett@ons.gov.uk and one will be sent immediately.
As we build up towards Census 2021 we are launching a community heroes ‘Purple Plaques’ initiative and we’d like your help, if possible.
Taking the quintessentially British and iconic English Heritage ‘Blue Plaque’ scheme as inspiration, we want to pay tribute to 22 unsung heroes who have made significant contributions within their communities.
Our candidates will come from all walks of life – giving us a chance to honour and celebrate the people who make their communities what they are.
Scope for nomination will be broad and can include: a nurse who has spent decades in the NHS, a local war hero who volunteers at the community centre or a teacher who inspires her students – with a selection that represents an even spread of localities across England and Wales and the diversity that the Census captures.
It would be great if you could support us on social media in the coming month or even nominate people you think deserve recognition.
We are also looking for local authority support as we look to light up England and Wales in purple on census weekend. Are there any buildings in your area which would be perfect to shine the spotlight on? Do you have lighting equipment already there to make this happen?
Please get in touch with glenn.garrett@ons.gov.uk or Maggie.morgan@ons.gov.uk if you can support either of these initiatives.
As of last month, 64% of Local Authorities in England and Wales have supplied Council Tax data to ONS. The number of data shares continue to rise, and this is testament to all the hard work you have put in to encourage authorities to reach agreement with ONS.
We are all aware that Census 2021 is creeping ever closer, and the next Census-Critical Council Tax supply date is looming too. January’s supply will be vital for census preparations and quality assurance.
If your Council is not yet supplying, please get in touch with us at council.tax@ONS.gov.uk. Our team are on hand to answer any questions, give more information and facilitate agreement for this important supply of data to support Census.
 Remember to check the census jobs website regularly as there are plenty of census positions available in your local communities and we need your help to find the right people. Application windows are now open for the following positions:
- Census area manager
- Communal establishments manager, team leader and officers
- Census team leaders and Census area support
- Community advisers
The recruitment window varies with many new jobs going live in January.
Please help us to advertise and promote these jobs through your usual channels and contacts.
You’ll find all our current openings, application information and FAQs on censusjobs.co.uk
You may have noticed that the downloadable resources page of the website is experiencing some difficulties at the moment. Many of our products are not available but we are working hard to resolve these issues.
This means that the Campaign Toolkit is currently unavailable despite our best efforts to get it to you by the end of November. We apologise for the delay and would like to reassure you that we will let you know as soon as the pages on the website have been restored.
Please speak to your CEM who should be able to order paper copies of the updated LA Partnership Guide and Councillor Handbook, alternatively, contact us at 2021Census.LA.Liaison@ons.gov.uk for an electronic copy to be sent to you directly.
We are delighted to announce that our primary school programme, Let’s Count!, claimed victory at the inaugural Wales STEM Awards. The awards celebrate those making a difference to, and championing, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) in Wales. Let’s Count!, developed in conjunction with iChild and Four Communications, picked up the award for STEM Educational Programme of the Year, which aims to recognise initiatives which have addressed the STEM skills shortages and raised the aspirations of the next generation.
Primary schools who have registered with Let’s Count! will soon be able to access all the resources online, including 14 lesson plans. This will allow teachers time to plan the engaging activities into their lessons with flexible tasks and editable resources.
We have also launched brand new resources for our secondary school programme, including in-depth lessons specific to curriculum topics like maths, geography and history. Students will have the opportunity to explore patterns of change in their communities and identify geographical and historical themes that may have caused this. They will also have the chance to solve a range of graphical data problems and reflect on the importance of data in real-world decision-making.
Over 3,600 primary schools have registered for Let’s Count! so far and over 570 secondary schools have signed up for our census education programme. There is still plenty of time for schools to register for the programmes and you can find more information at census.gov.uk/education
If you have any questions or would like further information on how to get involved with the census education programmes, contact census.education@ons.gov.uk
The ‘Designing for Quality in Census 2021’ webinar series provides an introductory overview of how the census is expertly designed and delivered from start to finish, to provide high quality statistics for the public good.
Census 2021 Outputs Webinar
When: 10 December 2020, from 10:45-12:00 (New date added)
Where: This webinar will take place online via Google Meets.
What: In this webinar, the Office for National Statistics will share our progress, aims and dissemination plans for the suite of Census 2021 products, services and outputs. These include features such as a new flexible dissemination system and new innovative products incorporating more data visualisation. It will also cover how our statistical disclosure control methods ensure that statistical outputs provide as much value and utility as possible to users while protecting the confidentiality of information about individuals, households and organisations.
Register: Book your place on this webinar by signing up via Eventbrite.
There are a further three webinars still available to attend in this series, providing an in-depth look at specific aspects of delivering Census 2021.
For more information visit our website or select the links above to take you straight to our Eventbrite booking pages.
These events are for all stakeholders not LAs specifically. For more information contact the team on: sdr.stakeholder.engagement@ons.gov.uk
The Quality Assurance tab of the Local Authority Partnership Plan (LAPP) asks for LAs to respond to eight questions. To make these questions clearer, easier to respond to and relevant for your LA, we have added further details below:
- When the census estimates are released, will you check the estimates meet your expectations? How will you do that? Are there checks you would like us to consider?
- What admin data sources do you think we should be using to help validate the estimates?
- Are there data sources, in addition to key admin data, that you will use in your checks to assure yourself the estimates are correct? Are there data sources you will use that are particular to your LA’s circumstances? What are they and how will you use them?
- Please see ONS’s approach and processes for assuring the quality of 2021 Census data and let us know if there are further checks to consider, eg particular rates, measures or distributions.
- Are there particular characteristics of your LA population you think we should be aware of?
- We understand that many LAs have experienced cuts in resourcing and funding from the previous census. Are there other challenges that you think it would be useful for us to know?
- The Council Tax data is a key data source for us when checking the estimates. Is your LA working with ONS to provide their Council Tax data?
- We want to ensure the approach to QA is robust, and welcome your comments on our approach for 2021. For more information please see ONS’s approach and processes for assuring the quality of 2021 Census data
The census engagement manager (CEM) for your LA will complete the LAPP with your support, and section 6.28 of the Local Authority Partnership Guide contains more information.
Please get in touch with us at census.quality.assurance@ons.gov.uk.
As Census 2021 is approaching, ONS is finalising plans for the dissemination of Census statistics and have a proposed Census geography policy. This geography policy focusses largely on our plans for maintaining small area geographies - Output Areas, Lower Layer Super Output Areas, and Middle Layer Super Output Areas, but also sets out a change in our approach for producing ward and parish outputs. We are also setting out plans for producing geography products and services to support the census. We would like to give census users an opportunity to comment and help shape our plans through this consultation exercise.
The consultation is available online and runs from 5 November 2020 to 18 December 2020. As part of the consultation, there is a supporting consultation document which sets out our proposed Census 2021 Output Geography Policy for England and Wales, and our proposed geography products and services to support the census. We very much welcome your views and comments on our proposals.
For any queries over this consultation, please email ons.geography@ons.gov.uk
- Issue One - September 2019 – featuring how we will work together and testing processes for the 2019 Rehearsal
- Issue Two - February 2020 – featuring the timeline of census activities and preparing for the 2020 workshops
- Issue Three - March 2020 – featuring the 9 strands of partnership working with local authorities and an update on addressing
- Issue Four - April 2020 – featuring regional workshops to prepare you for census
- Issue Five - May 2020 – recruitment update – census engagement managers and community advisers
- Issue Six - June 2020 – featuring an update on addressing, Council Tax, and census jobs
- Issue Seven - July 2020 – featuring addressing workshops, first census vacancies go live, quality assurance of census data, the census education programme, promoting ONS studies, Census Order and Regulations and Council Tax
- Special Bulletin - July 2020 Census workshops Frequently Asked Questions
- Issue Eight - August 2020 – featuring updates on recruitment, census support centres, personalized communications toolkits and the census education programme
- Issue Nine - September 2020 – LA Guide, area profiles, Schools Education Programme, future workshops
- Issue Ten - October 2020 – CEMs and the LAPP, LA resources/products, Campaign update, council tax update, schools update
- Special Bulletin - November 2020 Maximising local engagement workshop FAQs
Census 2021 Website: www.census.gov.uk
Recruitment: Census Jobs
Quality Assurance: ONS’s approach and processes for assuring the quality of 2021 Census data
Census 2021 Questionnaire: paper questionnaires are now available to view online
Census Order and Regulations for England and Wales:
Census (England and Wales) Order 2020.
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