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Seven million households which have not completed and returned the census in England and Wales are being warned that they face a visit from officials.
Some 29,000 census collectors will begin visiting householders who have not returned their questionnaire to help, or persuade, them to complete it.
Completing the census is compulsory and not doing so could mean a £1,000 fine.
The north east of England has seen 75% compliance, compared to London which has the lowest compliance rate at just 60%. The ONS said it had anticipated that London would be a "challenging area" and almost 6,000 collectors would be door-knocking across the city. Glen Watson, 2011 Census director, said he was "pleased that nearly three-quarters of the forms have come back just nine days after Census Day".
Originally posted by moosevernel
reply to post by noonebutme
Other than that i was just wondering why they are taking this census in particular so seriously
Originally posted by blackcat99
Those census workers are going to be busy then - 7 million people ! Considering this government are cutting back left right and center, don't they have better things to do with 'our' money!
Originally posted by moosevernel
i think it was the fact that lockheed martin are running the census and as i stated in a previous thread of mine this is an EU wide census and information will be shared with member countries no matter what the government say.
Other than that i was just wondering why they are taking this census in particular so seriously