Help Shape Our Future The 2021 Census of Population and Housing in England and Wales December 2018 Help Shape Our Future The 2021 Census of Population and Housing in England and Wales Presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Constitution, by Command of Her Majesty Laid before the National Assembly for Wales by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance December 2018 Cm 9745 © Crown copyright 2018 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at:
[email protected] ISBN 978-1-5286-0840-4 CCS1018798890 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by the APS Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Contents Preface (by Chloe Smith, MP, Minister for the Constitution) v Foreword (by Sir David Norgrove, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority) vii 1 Introduction 2 Understanding the population and the need for data to support decision-making 2 The decision on the census 3 Success criteria for the 2021 Census and beyond 3 Summary of key census design features for 2021 4 Ensuring the census is inclusive 4 Data protection and privacy 5 The role of the Office for