The Census (England and Wales) Order 2020

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 1

Column (1) (Premises, vessels or other place)	Column (2) (Persons)
GROUP A
Any dwelling not mentioned in Groups B to F.	Every usual resident or reckonable visitor at the dwelling.
GROUP B
Any hotel or guest house.	Every usual resident or reckonable visitor at the premises.
GROUP C
Any hospital, nursing home, care home, hospice, religious or charitable community or other residential establishment not mentioned elsewhere in this Schedule.	Every usual resident or reckonable visitor at the premises.
GROUP D
Any residential school, college or other educational establishment.	Every usual resident or reckonable visitor at the premises.
GROUP E
Any civil prison, youth offender institution, special or secure hospital, immigration removal centre or other place of civil detention.	Every usual resident or reckonable visitor at the premises.
GROUP F
Any barracks, station or other premises under naval, military or air force discipline or any vessel under such discipline which is at port in England or Wales at any time on census day.	Every usual resident or reckonable visitor at the premises or on the vessel.
GROUP G
Any other place not included in the above Groups.	Every person present on census night who has no usual address.

Articles 6(1) to (5)

SCHEDULE 2 Particulars to be stated in returns

Resident particulars

1.  Who usually lives at the address.

2.  The total number of usual residents at the address.

3.  For each usual resident at the address—

(a) their first name, middle names, last name; and

(b) whether the householder (or person authorised to act on the householder’s behalf) reasonably believes that a usual resident has elected to make an individual return under article 5(5)(a) or (b).

4.  For each usual resident the relationship to each of the other usual residents named in the return.

Visitor particulars

5.  Whether—

(a) apart from usual residents, there were any visitors staying overnight at the address on census night and whether they were—

(i) people who usually live somewhere else in the United Kingdom;

(ii) people staying at the accommodation because it is their second address;

(iii) people who usually live outside the United Kingdom who are staying in the United Kingdom for less than 3 months;

(iv) people staying at the accommodation on holiday; or

(b) there were no visitors staying overnight at the address on census night.

6.  The total number of visitors staying overnight at the address on census night.

7.  For each reckonable visitor at the address, the first name, last name, date of birth, sex and usual United Kingdom address or country of usual residence if outside the United Kingdom.

Demographic particulars

8.  Date of birth and sex.

9.  Current legal status as to marriage or civil partnership and whether the marriage or civil partnership is or was to a person of the same or opposite sex.

10.  Whether or not the person stays at another address for more than 30 days a year, and if so, either the address (if within the United Kingdom), or the country (if outside the United Kingdom), and in either case the type of address.

11.  Whether the person is a student (including a schoolchild) in full-time education and if so, whether living at the address to which the return relates during term time, or at an address that the person stays at for more than 30 days a year, or at another address.

12.  Country of birth.

13.  If not born in the UK, the month and year of most recent arrival in the United Kingdom, and if that arrival was on or after 21st March 2020, the length of intended stay in the United Kingdom.

14.  Whether the person’s main language is English (or for returns in Wales, Welsh or English) or another language (stating which).

15.  If the person’s main language is one other than English (or for returns in Wales, Welsh or English), whether the person can speak English very well, well, not well or not at all.

16.  Whether the person describes themselves as (selecting all that apply): British, English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, or any other national identity (stating which).

17.  Whether the person’s ethnic group is—

(a) White and whether English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British, Irish, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Roma, or any other White background (stating which);

(b) Mixed/multiple ethnic group and whether White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian, or any other Mixed/Multiple background (stating which);

(c) Asian/Asian British and whether Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, or any other Asian background (stating which);

(d) Black/African/Caribbean/Black British and whether Caribbean, African background (stating which), or any other Black/Black British/Caribbean background (stating which); or

(e) Other ethnic group and whether Arab or any other ethnic group (stating which).

18.  Whether the person describes themselves as: of no religion, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, or of any other religion (stating which).

19.  Whether one year ago—

(a) the person was a usual resident—

(i) at the address to which the return relates;

(ii) at a student term-time address (and if so, that address); or

(iii) at another address in the UK (and if so, that address); or

(b) the person’s usual address was outside the UK (and if so, in which country).

20.  Country of passports held.

21.  Whether the person’s health is in general very good, good, fair, bad or very bad.

22.  Whether or not the person suffers from any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expecting to last at least 12 months or more.

23.  Whether the person’s physical or mental health conditions or illnesses reduce their ability to carry out day-to-day activities a lot, a little or not at all.

24.  Whether or not the person looks after, or gives help or support to, anyone because of long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses, or problems related to old age and, if so, the number of hours a week spent on this, excluding anything done as part of any paid employment.

25.  Whether the person best describes themselves as: straight/heterosexual, gay or lesbian, bisexual, other sexual orientation (stating which).

26.  Whether the person describes their gender as being the same as the person’s sex registered at birth (and if not stating the gender identity that they ascribe to themselves).

Education and Employment particulars

27.  Whether the person has completed an apprenticeship.

28.  Whether the person has achieved a qualification at degree level or above.

29.  Whether the person has achieved any other qualifications, selecting all that apply—

(a) GCSEs or equivalent;

(b) AS, A level or equivalent;

(c) NVQ or equivalent; or

(d) any other or no qualifications.

30.  Whether the person has previously served in the UK armed forces, and if so whether they served in the Regular or Reserve armed forces.

31.  Whether the person in the last 7 days was, selecting all that apply—

(a) working as an employee;

(b) self-employed or freelance;

(c) doing any other kind of paid work;

(d) temporarily away from work ill, on holiday or temporarily laid off;

(e) on maternity or paternity leave; or

(f) none of the above.

32.  If not working in the last 7 days as an employee, self-employed or freelance, temporarily away from work ill, on holiday or temporarily laid off, on maternity or paternity leave, or doing any other kind of paid work, whether the person in the last 7 days was, selecting all that apply—

(a) retired;

(b) studying;

(c) looking after the home or family;

(d) long term sick or disabled; or

(e) other.

33.  If not working in the last 7 days as an employee, self-employed or freelance, temporarily away from work ill, on holiday or temporarily laid off, on maternity or paternity leave, or doing any other kind of paid work, whether or not the person was—

(a) actively looking for any kind of paid work during the last four weeks;

(b) available to start work within two weeks;

(c) waiting to start work, having obtained a job.

34.  If not working in the last 7 days as an employee, self-employed or freelance, temporarily away from work ill, on holiday or temporarily laid off, on maternity or paternity leave, or doing any other kind of paid work, whether the person has ever done any paid work in the last 12 months, more than 12 months ago or has never worked.

35.  For the main job done in the last 7 days, or if not working then, for the last main job—

(a) whether working as an employee, or self-employed with employees or self-employed/freelance without employees;

(b) either the name of the organisation worked for (including own organisation if self-employed) or whether there was no such organisation, or whether worked for a private individual.

(c) the full title of the main job;

(d) what was done in the main job;

(e) the main activity of your organisation, business or freelance work; and

(f) whether or not supervising any other employees.

36.  In respect of any person who was working or temporarily away from work in the last 7 days—

(a) the number of hours a week usually worked in the main job;

(b) whether mainly working at a workplace or reporting to a depot, at or from home, at an offshore installation or at no fixed place;

(c) the address for the workplace or depot;

(d) the mode of transport used for the longest part, by distance, of the usual journey to work.

Accommodation particulars

37.  Whether the living accommodation occupied by the household to which the return relates is—

(a) a whole house or bungalow (and whether detached, semi-detached or terraced (including end-terrace));

(b) a flat, maisonette or apartment (and whether in a purpose-built block of flats or tenement, part of a converted or shared house (including bed-sits), part of any other converted building, or in a commercial building); or

(c) a caravan or any other mobile or temporary structure.

38.  Whether or not all the rooms in the accommodation, including the kitchen, bathroom and toilet, are behind a door which only that household can use.

39.  The number of bedrooms available for use by the household.

40.  Whether or not the accommodation has central heating and if so, whether the type of heating is (selecting all that apply): mains gas, tank or bottled gas, electric, oil, wood, solid fuel, renewable energy, district or communal heat networks, or other type.

41.  Whether the household to which the return relates—

(a) owns the accommodation outright;

(b) owns the accommodation with a mortgage or loan;

(c) part owns and part pays rent;

(d) rents the accommodation; or

(e) lives in the accommodation rent free.

42.  Where the household to which the return relates rents or part rents the accommodation or lives in the accommodation rent free, whether the landlord is—

(a) a housing association, housing co-operative, charitable trust or registered social landlord;

(b) a council or local authority;

(c) a private landlord or letting agency;

(d) an employer of a household member;

(e) a relative or friend of a household member; or

(f) other.

43.  The number of cars and vans owned, or available for use, by one or more members of the household to which the return relates.

Additional particulars for Wales

44.  In respect of any person, whether able to, selecting all that apply—

(a) understand spoken Welsh;

(b) speak Welsh;

(c) read Welsh;

(d) write Welsh; or

(e) do none of the above.

Additional particulars for individual returns

45.  Whether the accommodation is a private or family home, or a communal establishment.

46.  If the accommodation is a communal establishment whether the person with whom the return is concerned is—

(a) a resident in the establishment;

(b) a member of staff or the owner of the establishment;

(c) a family member or partner of a member of staff or of the owner of the establishment; or

(d) staying temporarily (no usual address in the UK).

Article 5(12)

SCHEDULE 3 Particulars to be stated in returns relating to communal establishments

1.  Number of residents usually living in the establishment and the nature of their residency.

2.  Number of reckonable visitors staying overnight on census night and their status as a visitor.

3.  The nature of the establishment.

4.  The person or organisation responsible for the management of the establishment.