The Census (Wales) Regulations 2010

Procedure if no questionnaire or an incomplete questionnaire is received by the Authority

13.—(1) The Authority must check the records in the questionnaire tracking system to establish whether each questionnaire that was sent or delivered in accordance with these Regulations has been received by the Authority.

(2) The Authority must then issue every census co-ordinator with a list that contains the addresses in each enumeration district in their co-ordinator area to which a questionnaire was sent or delivered but was not returned.

(3) Each census co-ordinator must supply census officers appointed to act in their co-ordinator area with copies of the list created under paragraph (2) and instruct those census officers to make such enquiries as they think are reasonable of any person to obtain the particulars which the Census Order requires any prescribed person to provide.

(4) Where a census officer has made enquiries under paragraph (3) of a prescribed person in respect of whom no questionnaire has been received the officer may—

(a) collect a completed questionnaire;

(b) agree that the completed questionnaire may be returned by posting it in the reply-paid envelope provided; or

(c) deliver a replacement questionnaire and make such arrangements for the collection of the questionnaire as the officer thinks fit.

(5) Where a questionnaire is received by the Authority following enquiries under this regulation, the Authority must make a record in the questionnaire tracking system to show that a questionnaire has been received.

(6) Where a questionnaire is received by the Authority but does not include some or all of the particulars which the prescribed person was required by the Census Order to provide then an appointee may, in accordance with any directions which may be issued by the Authority, make such enquiries as they think are reasonable of any person to obtain the missing particulars and record the answers to those enquiries which may be used for the purpose of the census.

(7) As soon as possible after an appointee makes a record in accordance with paragraph (6), the Authority must make a record in the questionnaire tracking system to show that such a record has been made in respect of that prescribed person.