The Census (England) Regulations 2020

Return of questionnaires from communal establishments

14.—(1) Every prescribed person to whom an online communal establishment pack has been sent or delivered at a communal establishment, or on whose behalf delivery was taken under these Regulations must, on the day after census day or as soon after as is reasonably practicable—

(a) use the unique access code provided in the pack to access questionnaire CE1(online); and

(b) complete and submit that questionnaire in accordance with the instructions provided online.

(2) Every prescribed person to whom a paper communal establishment pack has been sent or delivered at a communal establishment, or on whose behalf delivery was taken under these Regulations must, on the day after census day or as soon after as is reasonably practicable—

(a) complete the copy of questionnaire CE1(paper) included in the pack, place it in the reply-paid envelope provided and send it to the Authority by post; or

(b) use the unique access code provided in the pack to access questionnaire CE1(online) and complete and submit that questionnaire in accordance with the instructions provided online.

(3) Paragraph (2) (and not paragraph (1)) applies to a prescribed person who has received an online communal establishment pack but who has requested a paper communal establishment pack.

(4) Every prescribed person who has been handed an individual pack under regulation 11(5), (6) or (7) must, on the day after census day or as soon after as is reasonably practicable—

(a) use the unique access code provided in the pack to access questionnaire I1(online) and complete and submit that questionnaire in accordance with the instructions provided online;

(b) complete the copy of questionnaire I1(paper) included in the pack, place it in the reply-paid envelope provided and send it to the Authority by post; or

(c) if so directed by the communal establishment officer, deliver the completed questionnaire I1(paper) included in the pack to the person for the time being in charge of the communal establishment or to the communal establishment officer.

(5) The person for the time being in charge of the communal establishment to whom a completed questionnaire I1(paper) is handed by a prescribed person (whether under paragraph (4)(c) or otherwise) must—

(a) ensure that the questionnaire is placed in a reply-paid envelope and without delay send it to the Authority by post; or

(b) deliver the questionnaire to the communal establishment officer.

(6) In respect of each completed paper questionnaire collected by the communal establishment officer in accordance with this regulation, the communal establishment officer must make a record in the communal establishment officer’s census electronic device.