User and advisory groups

One of the ways in which the Office for National Statistics consults with census users is through a number of Census Advisory Groups that represent the interests of the main user communities. These currently cover:

  • central government departments

  • local authorities

  • the health service

  • the business sector and professional interests

  • the academic community

  • organisations with interests in special needs and minority populations

  • users in Wales

Meetings are usually held twice a year, often to coincide with particular developments or key events in census planning. Summaries of the topics covered in the most recent round of meetings are available to download. The most recent rounds were held in Spring 2008.

The series of meetings for Autumn 2008 have been reduced to two. There is a separate Diversity Awareness Group (DiAG) meeting on Thursday 27 November, and a combined meeting to cover the other groups scheduled for Friday 31 October. The agendas for both meetings are available to download using the links above.

There are further groups managed by the General Register Office for Scotland and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency to cover census users in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

Downloads