The Census (England) Regulations 2020

Statutory declarations and undertakings

20.—(1) Every appointee who is granted permission by the Authority to access the electronic data repositories must make a statutory declaration containing the words set out in Schedule 3, in accordance with the arrangements made by the Authority, as soon as practicable after the appointee’s appointment by the Authority or the coming into force of these Regulations, whichever is the later.

(2) Any employee of the Authority (if suitably instructed by the Authority to do so) may take the statutory declaration referred to in paragraph (1).

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), every appointee who is not required to complete a statutory declaration under paragraph (1) must complete the form of undertaking set out in Schedule 4, in accordance with the arrangements made by the Authority, as soon as practicable after the appointee’s appointment or the coming into force of these Regulations, whichever is the later.

(4) Any appointee who was appointed by the Authority before these Regulations came into force, who completed a form of undertaking that is the same or to the like effect as that in Schedule 4, is not required to complete another undertaking by virtue of this regulation.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “electronic data repositories” means such electronic systems as the Authority may use to store the particulars recorded in all the questionnaires received by the Authority.