The Office for National Statistics has launched a consultation on the final geography policy for the 2011 Census outputs. The consultation will run until the 29th April and invites users to comment on the policy, the proposed set of geographic products and the outcome of the 2010 Census Output Geography consultation.

This second phase of consultation on outputs is an important part of the Office for National Statistics' preparation for the 2011 Census in England and Wales. Submissions are to be received by 29th April 2011.
Under the same link you will also find slides from the Census Outputs User Events which took place around the country between February 14th and 25th.

The UK Census day is 27th March 2011.

The latest reports and presentations can be downloaded from here:

The latest news on the 2011 Census from the ONS is available on the National Statistics website:

A report with the results of the National Statistics Consultation on Small Area Geographies (for England and Wales) has been published. The consultation ran 15 November 2006 to 21 February 2007 and the report includes results and analysis of the consultation including a clear statement on the approach to geography to be used for the 2011 Census.

The report can be viewed or downloaded at:

The findings from the consultation on user needs for ethnicity, national identity, language and religion information from the 2011 Census in England and Wales, which took place between December 2006 and March 2007 have been published in five reports.

The UK Census offices (ONS, GROS, and NISRA) invite you to participate in a 2011 Census output consultation through response to an online survey. The consultation is open from 25 February 2008 for 12 weeks. It aims to find out what users of the 2011 Census want from the data they gather.

Pages relating to the 2011 Census have been added to the new look ONS Census site. New information includes a set of definitions to be used in the 2007 Census Test.

The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is planning the first major field test for the next census to take place on 13 May 2007.

The Registrar General for Scotland has issued a consultation document about its preparations for the next Census in Scotland. The consultation document is available form the Registrar General's website, the consultation period runs to 7 June.

Responsibility for making Census Regulations with respect to the Census in Wales has recently been transferred from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the National Assembly for Wales, following Parliamentary approval in December 2006.

The Centre for Interaction Data Estimation and Research (CIDER) is funded by the ESRC and has an online interface for extracting data on migration and commuting flows from the 1981, 1991 and 2001 Censuses of Population. Registered academic users of census data can extract and download flow data using the query interface known as WICID.

News and latest developments from the 2011 ONS Census site.

The Public are to be given an internet option when filling in the country's next population survey in 2011. Residents in West Edinburgh, Lewis and Harris will be the first in the UK to test the new option when they take part in the 2009 census rehearsal.