It may be that I am behind the times but I have only just noticed that they have now removed the restriction to see the infirmity column
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What seems to have been forgotten is that to show the redacted column the census provider had to rework the database.
It is not simply removing the covering but re-indexing the entire census for the new images.
This is almost as big a job as providing the census in the first place.
It could net be done prior to the beginning of 2012 (not 2011) because the images were not released to providers prior to that.
The real question is why was the complete column redacted in the first place, when to do so was unlawful.
The information Commissioner ruled on the subject in 2006 and required that each entry was viewed on its own merits and that if the entry contained sensitive information (under the terms of the act) that information could be redacted.
Cheers
GuyLast edited by Guy; 23-05-13, 05:02.Guy passed away October 2022
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Originally posted by Guy View PostWhat seems to have been forgotten is that to show the redacted column the census provider had to rework the database.
It is not simply removing the covering but re-indexing the entire census for the new images.
This is almost as big a job as providing the census in the first place.
It could net be done prior to the beginning of 2012 (not 2011) because the images were not released to providers prior to that.
The real question is why was the complete column redacted in the first place, when to do so was unlawful.
The information Commissioner ruled on the subject in 2006 and required that each entry was viewed on its own merits and that if the entry contained sensitive information (under the terms of the act) that information could be redacted.
Cheers
Guy
Margaret
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Originally posted by lennon2011 View PostDaft question here but does this mean that 2021 will see the 1921 census go online or will we not be that lucky?
Margaret
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Originally posted by margaretmarch View PostHave they changed their minds as I thought they weren't going to publish it???
Margaret
Quote from the 1911census.org.uk website:
The stated government position from the ONS is "its intention to release the entirety of the 1921 census returns in 2022, in accordance with the non-statutory '100 year rule' which was adopted to reflect this undertaking of confidentiality".Elaine
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Because if Granddad was born in August his family may have been living in the street he was born in (The Street is still in existence today)
He did have siblings that I can get the information from, or his parents :DLennon. Phillips. Thomas. Peacock. Tubridy. Burton.
I am the girl from that town & I'm darn proud of it.
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Originally posted by lennon2011 View PostBecause if Granddad was born in August his family may have been living in the street he was born in (The Street is still in existence today)
He did have siblings that I can get the information from, or his parents :D
Margaret
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Originally posted by Elaine ..Spain View Post
By which I mean if they release the 1921 Census in 2022 they will have broken the law as there is no law that allows it to be released. If however they can come up with an argument to allow them to release it in 2022 they will still have broken the law by not allowing access today as required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The 1920 Census Act as amended by the Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991 has made it unlawful to ever release any census taken under the 1920 Census Act
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....nsus%20Act.htm click on the link at the foot to be taken to the Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991.
In addition the Freedom of Information Act 2000 makes the Census Information exempt data meaning it can never be released without a new Act of Parliament.
If the data is not exempt then it could be released today.
Cheers
GuyGuy passed away October 2022
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