Reports and Publications

Please note: the Beyond 2011 programme closed in January 2015. The Census Transformation Programme (CTP) is developing the 2021 Census.

We have published several research reports and other publications that detail our research. You can search these in date order below, or by category. These are six categories: Consultation Reports, Early Reports and Research Papers, Methods and Policies, Progress, Research and Sources.

Web page Category Reference Title of Publication Date of Publication
Research Research reports – Beyond 2011 research strategy and plan: 2015–2017 (324.5 Kb PDF) January 2015
Methods and policies Methods and policy Supplement to Paper M13 Beyond 2011 Detailed Statistical Research Report – Supplement to Paper M13 (1.31 Mb PDF) January 2015
Reports and publications Reports and publications – Beyond 2011 Research Conference 2014: Summary of proceedings (147.4 Kb PDF) August 2014
Methods and policies Methods and policy – Beyond 2011: ONS Response to recommendations from the Independent Review of Methodology (166.6 Kb PDF) May 2014
Methods and policies Methods and policy O4 Beyond 2011: Final options report (481.7 Kb PDF) May 2014
Methods and policies Methods and policy M13 Beyond 2011: Statistical research update (758.6 Kb PDF) May 2014
Research Research reports – Beyond 2011 Public Attitudes Research: Report on 2012 focus group research (207.3 Kb PDF) May 2014
Research Research reports – Beyond 2011 Public Attitudes Research: Report on 2010 focus group research (231 Kb PDF) May 2014
Research Research reports – Beyond 2011 Public Attitudes Research: Report on 2013 Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (187.6 Kb PDF) May 2014
Research Research reports – Beyond 2011 Public Attitudes Research: Report on 2012 Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (195.9 Kb PDF) May 2014
Research Research reports – Beyond 2011 Public Attitudes Research: Report on 2013 Cognitive Testing by Independent Social Research Limited (1.28 Mb PDF) May 2014
Research Research reports – Ipsos MORI Dialogue on data: Exploring the public's view on changes to the census (3.2 Mb PDF) May 2014
27 March 2014 – The census and future provision of population statistics in England and Wales: Recommendation from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority – The Census and Future Provision of Population Statistics in England and Wales: Report on the public consultation (1.16 Mb PDF) March 2014
27 March 2014 – The census and future provision of population statistics in England and Wales: Recommendation from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority – The Census and Future Provision of Population Statistics in England and Wales: Public attitudes to the use of personal data for official statistics (319.3 Kb PDF) March 2014
27 March 2014 – The census and future provision of population statistics in England and Wales: Recommendation from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority – National Statistician's Recommendation (236.1 Kb PDF) March 2014
27 March 2014 – The census and future provision of population statistics in England and Wales: Recommendation from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority – Letter from Sir Andrew Dilnot to Cabinet Office (49.2 Kb PDF) March 2014
Research Research Reports R5 Beyond 2011 Population Coverage Survey Field Test 2013 (1.24 Mb PDF) December 2013
Reports and Publications Reports and Publications – Beyond 2011 Research Conference: Southampton University: Summary of proceedings (402.8 Kb PDF) December 2013
Reports and Publications Options Reports O3 Beyond 2011: Narrowing down the options (1.42 Mb PDF) November 2013
News and Events Newsletters N5 Beyond 2011 Newsletter – November 2013 (N5) (78.9 Kb PDF) November 2013
StatsUserNet website – – Confidence Interval Tool November 2013
Independent Review of Methodology – – Beyond 2011: Independent Review of Methodology (584.9 Kb PDF) November 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M12 Beyond 2011: Producing Socio–demographic Statistics 2 (M12) (422.5 Kb PDF) 16 October 2013: This is an amended version of the paper initially published on 11 October October 2013
News and Events Newsletters N4 Beyond 2011 Newsletter – July 2013 (N4) (74.6 Kb PDF) July 2013
Progress Progress Reports P3 Beyond 2011 Progress Report – July 2013 (P3) (180.2 Kb PDF) July 2013
Reports and Publications Options Reports O2 Beyond 2011 Options Report 2 (O2) (491.8 Kb PDF) July 2013
Research Research Reports R4 Beyond 2011 Rolling Census Performance Update (R4) (364.3 Kb PDF) July 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M5 Beyond 2011 The Options Explained 3 (M5) (462.7 Kb PDF) July 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M6 Beyond 2011 Producing Population Estimates Using Administrative Data (M6) (437.7 Kb PDF) July 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M7 Beyond 2011 Producing Population Estimates Using Administrative Data: In Practice (M7) (1.15 Mb PDF) July 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M8 Beyond 2011 Producing Population Estimates Using Administrative Data: In Theory (M8) (861.2 Kb PDF) July 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M9 Beyond 2011 Matching Anonymous Data (M9) (320 Kb PDF) July 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M10 Beyond 2011 Safeguarding Data for Research: Our Policy (M10) (220.3 Kb PDF) July 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M11 Quality Assurance of Methodological Research carried out by the Beyond 2011 Programme (M11) (101.8 Kb PDF) July 2013
Sources Sources S5 Administrative Data Sources Report: CIS combined (S5) (1.18 Mb PDF) July 2013
News and Events Newsletters N3 Beyond 2011 Newsletter – May 2013 (N3) (118.2 Kb PDF) May 2013
Sources Sources S4 Administrative Data Sources Report: Higher Education Statistics Agency: Student Record (S4) (350.9 Kb PDF) May 2013
Reports and Publications Options O1 Beyond 2011 Options Report (O1) (387.5 Kb PDF) February 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M3 Beyond 2011 Options Explained 2 (M3) (3.56 Mb PDF) February 2013
Progress Progress Reports P2 Beyond 2011 Progress Report – January 2013 (P2) (142.3 Kb PDF) February 2013
News and Events Newsletters N2 Beyond 2011 Newsletter – February 2013 (N2) (80 Kb PDF) February 2013
Research Research Paper R2 Beyond 2011 Exploring the Feasibility of a Rolling Census – Summary Report (R2) (115.1 Kb PDF) February 2013
Research Research Paper R2a Beyond 2011: Exploring the Feasibility of a Rolling Census Design for England (R2a) (771.9 Kb PDF) February 2013
Sources Sources S2 Administrative Data Sources Report: Electoral Register (S2) (554 Kb PDF) February 2013
Sources Sources S3 Administrative Data Sources Report: The English School Census and the Welsh School Census (S3) (3.02 Mb PDF) February 2013
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M4 Beyond 2011: Producing Socio–demographic Statistics (M4) (754.2 Kb PDF) February 2013
Research Research Paper R3 Beyond 2011: Administrative Data Models – Research Using Aggregate Data (R3) (633.9 Kb PDF) February 2013
Sources Sources S1 Beyond 2011: Administrative Data Sources Report: NHS Patient Register (S1) (2.45 Mb PDF) December 2012
Methods and Policies Methods and Policy M2 Beyond 2011: Exploring the Challenges of Using Administrative Data (M2) (236.3 Kb PDF) October 2012