The team leading delivery of Scotland’s Census in the Western Isles is now in place, with Census Day just two months away. Census Regional Manager Annie Delin, from Point, has been joined by Team Leaders Willie MacDonald, from North Uist, and Anne Maciver and Neil Mackinnon from Stornoway (pictured). Recruitment has also now finished for the 23 Census Enumerators who will be delivering questionnaires and providing support to the public in the run-up to census day itself.
Scotland’s biggest population count, the 2011 Census, takes place on Sunday 27 March and everyone must be included.
The census is the only survey to ask us all the same questions at the same time. It is how people across Scotland send a message to government and businesses about the services they and their community need, now and in the future.
The census paints a picture of Scotland as a nation and through its communities. This reliable measure of the size of the population and the statistics about our circumstances – including age, health, accommodation – that are derived from it are used to help target and deliver billions of pounds worth of public services. The census informs the planning of health, education and transport services as well as business investment and retail opportunities throughout Scotland. Personal information is kept confidential for 100 years.
This year, for the first time, it will be possible to complete census questions online, and in Gaelic. For more information or help visit: www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk
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