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Scotland's Census 2011
Scotland's Census 2011
15 March 2011
Your census questionnaire will be delivered by Sunday 27 March.
You can fill it in as soon as it arrives provided your answers
cover the people living or staying with you on the night of 27
March.
It is very important to include everyone in your household
because the census results are used to help to target and deliver
billions of pounds worth of services such as education and
transport, and business investment. So painting a picture of
Scotland helps to shape our future.
Personal information is kept confidential for
100 years.
Census Regional Manager for Edinburgh West, Alastair Macintyre
said: "We are keen to ensure that there is sufficient support and
assistance for everyone to complete their questionnaires with
confidence. For the first time there is the option to complete
online in English and Gaelic. Help will be available to those who
need it online and from a dedicated Census Helpline which will go
live on 7 March.
Help is available to those who need it from the helpline on:
0300 123 1702 or online at www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk
The Helpline will be able to supply census questions in:
- Braille
- Large print
- British Sign Language DVDs
- Audio clips CDs
- Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Polish,
Punjabi, Tagalog, Turkish and Urdu.
The Helpline can support around 170 languages. Minicom/Textphone
users can also access the Helpline services and a dedicated phone
number will be used for this service.
The completion of the census questionnaire is required by law
and everyone needs to be included.
