Census staff overtime payment data

FOI Reference: FOI/2022/4126

You asked

Under the freedom of information can you please respond to the following questions in relation to the Census 2021.

1. How many Area Managers (Household) were paid overtime during the first week of employment by region in England and Wales. By First week of employment this is the time from the onboarding by the Regional Manager to the first Monday of their employment?

2. How many Area Supports (Household) were paid overtime during the first week of employment by region in England and Wales. By First week of employment this is the time from the onboarding by the Area Manager to the first Monday of their employment?

3. How many Team Leaders (Household) were paid overtime during the first week of employment by region in England and Wales. By First week of employment this is the time from the onboarding by the Area Manager to the first Monday of their employment?

4. How many Area Managers (Household) by region in England and Wales, by week, were paid overtime between the 1st February 2021 and the 21st March 2021 employment by region in England and Wales?

5. How many Area Supports (Household) by region in England and Wales, by week, were paid overtime between the 8st February 2021 and the 21st March 2021 employment by region in England and Wales?

6. How many Team Leaders (Household) by region in England and Wales, by week, were paid overtime between the 15st February 2021 and the 21st March 2021 employment by region in England and Wales?

7. How many Area Managers (Household) by region in England and Wales, by week, were paid overtime between the 22nd March 2021 and 1st June 2021?

8. How many Area Supports (Household) by region in England and Wales, by week, were paid overtime between the 22nd March 2021 and 1st June 2021?

9. What percentage of Area Managers (Household) region in England and Wales opted out of the WTD?

10. What percentage of Area Supports (Household) by region in England and Wales opted out of the WTD?

11. What percentage of Team Leaders (Household) by region in England and Wales opted out of the WTD?

We said

Thank you for your request.

We hold all the overtime data required to enable a response to your Freedom of Information request.

We had a record response to Census 2021 and, at the heart of the design, were a raft of interventions to encourage and support questionnaire completion. These included, but were not limited to, the roles of community engagement staff and field officers. All steps taken will ultimately ensure that census statistics, which inform the planning of local and national services, will be the best possible for every area.

Please see the attached table titled "4126 overtime payroll data summary", which shows a count of the number of claims for overtime for each of the weeks specified, by region, split into the 3 roles as per your request. The first row of each table also shows the total count of the role for each region.

Please note that, for Team Leaders, the first week of employment (onboarding) was the week commencing 15th February. We have supplied the data for that week and the following weeks up to 21st March 2021.