Census 2011

Here you will find information and links about the inclusion of Scots in the questions for the 2011 census.

Latest: The following motion on the census order was lodged on Friday 12 March--

S3M-5952 Jim Mather: The Census (Scotland) Order 2010—That the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee recommends to the Parliament that the Census (Scotland) Order 2010 to the extent that it relates to the following particulars in Schedule 2 –

(a) item 1;
(b) in item 2, the words "and, as the case may be, where there are 5 or fewer persons in the household, the relationship of each of the previous persons mentioned in the return and where there are 6 or more persons in the household, the relationship of the sixth and subsequent persons to the two previously mentioned persons in the return";
(c) item 7;
(d) in item 8, the words "and, if not born in the United Kingdom, month and year of most recent arrival to live in the United Kingdom";
(e) items 9,10,12,14,17,18,19,20;
(f) in item 21, the words "on a Government sponsored training scheme;"
(g) items 22,27,28,30,31,33,34;

and items 1,2,3 and 4 of Schedule 3 to the Order, be approved.

Information from the General Registers of Scotland

• "Scotland's census questions unveiled": news release.
• Scotland's Census website

Draft Census Order

• Draft Census (Scotland) Order 2010 This is a new draft order; the original was withdrawn.
• Amendments to the draft order were considered in the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee on 10 March 2010. The Official Report of the meeting is not yet available.
• Consideration in the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee on 3 March 2010.
• Consideration in the Subordinate Legislation Comittee (8 Dec 2009)

News Reports

• Press and Journal: "Author's census campaign may pay off"