Genealogy Chat

Hi, I understand that the census is released, every 10 years, on the 1911 census it was released early , does anyone know if this will happen again with the 1921 census? thank you

It won't be early unfortunately ( for me as I am keen to see it!) "The 1921 census, and all later censuses which survive are kept by the Office for National Statistics. These censuses will only be available 100 years after the date they were conducted."

This from http://www.1921census.org.uk/

"Accessing the 1921 Census .... when will the 1921 Census be released?

The ruling by the Information Commissioner that resulted in the 1911 Census for England and Wales being opened early does not apply to the 1921 Census because, unlike the 1911 Census, the 1921 Census was conducted under the 1920 Census Act, which is still in force and which contains a statutory prohibition on disclosure.

The stated government position from the ONS is "its intention to release the entirety of the 1921 Census returns in 2022, in accordance with the non-statutory '100 year rule' which was adopted to reflect this undertaking of confidentiality".

Despite numerous protestations and challenges, the Government seems to be firmly sticking to the 100 year rule. One reason could of course be that if a census does go ahead in 2021 then there would have to be strong promises of confidentiality and that would not sit easily alongside the government suddenly releasing the 1921 census early when the promise was made at the time that the information on individuals would never be made public."

Thank you for reply, appreciate it

Some more census information in this thread:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/858586

Thank you Kense