FOI Ref: FOI/2022/4179
You asked
I note that the ONS has set up a "UK Census 2021 and 2022 data user working group".
As the stated purpose of these organisations is for "developing and delivering UK census outputs" it is important for transparency purposes for the general public to be aware of which organisations and professional people are contributing to this process.
Accordingly, I hereby request disclosure of
which organisations are involved
which individuals (academics etc.) are also contributing in their professional capacities.
We said
Thank you for your request.
The current list of organisations represented on the UK Census 2021 and 2022 data user working group are:
Borough of Poole
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
Cardiff Council
Cheshire West and Chester Council
City, University of London/Census GeoDems Group
Edinburgh Napier University
GEOLYTIX (London)
Greater London Authority
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Hampshire County Council
HMRC
HMRC
Irish in Britain
Kent County Council
Kent County Council
Manchester City Council
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)
Newcastle University
Newcastle University and the Alan Turing Institute
Northumberland County Council
Oxford University
Perspective Solutions Ltd
Powys County Council
Public Health Wales Observatory
School of Advanced Study, University of London
School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics, Newcastle University
School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast
Scottish Government
Shropshire Council
Social Disadvantage Research Centre at the University of Oxford
The English Teacher Ltd
UK Data Service
University College London
University of Cambridge
University of Salford
University of Southampton
The names of individuals are personal data and are therefore exempt under s.40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
We actively promote the working group seeking participation to ensure the group is representative of our users across the whole of the UK. A few ways we have done so are via Census Advisory Groups; our UK data web page and the Outputs consultation we ran last year. If you are interested in joining this group, or sharing your needs for UK data, please email census.outputs@ons.gov.uk.