You asked
What percentage of households completed the last census in 2011? How many people were later fined for not doing so?
We said
Thank you for your Freedom of Information enquiry about the percentage of households that completed the 2011 Census and how many people were fined for not doing so.
The overall response rate for the 2011 Census was 94 per cent.
As a result of non-completion of the 2011 Census form, the Crown Prosecution Service took 286 cases to Court; 270 of these cases resulted in guilty convictions. Further information about non-compliance and prosecutions following the 2011 census can be found in chapter 3 of the 2011 Census General Report.