Population of the Crich parish in 2011 and 2021

FOI REF: FOI/2022/4662

You asked

I would like the information for the total population of the Crich Parish in the census 2011 and census 2021.

We said

Thank you for your request.

Please see the associated download, which contains a selection of datasets from the 2011 Census for the Civil Parish of Crich. These tables have been downloaded from the NOMIS webservice. Nomis is a service run on behalf of the ONS by the University of Durham.

2021 Census parish level data will be published in the future. As such, the information you have requested for 2021 is exempt under Section 22(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, whereby information is exempt from release if there is a view to publish the information in the future. As a central government department and producer of official statistics, we need to have the freedom to be able to determine our own publication timetables. This is to allow us to deal with the necessary preparation, administration and context of publications. It would be unreasonable to consider disclosure when to do so would undermine our functions.

This exemption is subject to a public interest test. We recognise the desirability of information being freely available and this is considered by ONS when publication schedules are set in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics. The need for timely data must be balanced against the practicalities of applying statistical skill and judgement to produce the high quality, assured data needed to inform decision-making. If this balance is incorrectly applied, then we run the risk of decisions being based on inaccurate data which is arguably not in the public interest. This will have an impact on public trust in official statistics in a time when accuracy of official statistics is more important to the public than ever before.  

Please keep an eye on our topic summaries or NOMIS webservice for upcoming publications. If you have any questions on publication dates, our Census Customer Services Team will be able to advise. They can be contacted via the following email address: census.customerservices@ons.gov.uk.