Census transformation

All about our research, preparations and plans for the next census and beyond.

  • About the census

    Read more about the census in England and Wales.

  • Census news

    Find out the latest news on our plans and progress towards Census 2021.

  • Milestones

    The different stages involved in organising Census 2021.

  • Question development

    Our work to determine the questions and develop the questionnaire for Census 2021.

  • Census design

    How we run, process and quality assure Census 2021.

  • Legislation and policy

    The legislation used to carry out the Census 2021 in England and Wales.

  • Consultations

    Information on consultations that form part of our census preparations.

  • Events

    Find out about some of the census-focussed events that the Office for National Statistics has organised or been involved with.

  • Testing the census

    The census tests and rehearsal we've run to help us get ready for Census 2021.

  • Your confidentiality

    What we're doing to protect your census information.

  • Outputs

    Our output plans for the data from Census 2021.

  • Suppliers

    We're welcoming a number of suppliers to help make Census 2021 happen.

  • Assurance

    Information on assurance for Census 2021.

  • Administrative Data Census

    Learn about our progress and research outputs as we investigate the feasibility of moving to a census based administrative data after 2021.

  • Beyond 2011

    Information on the Beyond 2011 programme, which closed in 2015.

  • Get in touch

    How to contact our Census Customer Services team.

Our census transformation work is part of the Census and Data Collection Transformation Programme.