You asked
I've been told that it is possible to apply for access to a 1921 census record if I am related to the person I am trying to research. How do I go about this please?
We said
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request to access the 1921 Census record for a relative that you are researching.
In line with government policy, relevant legislation and the promise of confidentiality, personal census data is not released until 100 years after the census in question. This helps to protect personal information about people still living, whose information was recorded on these historic censuses. The Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007 (SRSA) makes it a criminal offence for a member or employee of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) (of which the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the executive arm) to unlawfully disclose personal information held by the Authority in relation to any of its functions. As per government policy, personal census data remains in the custody and ownership of the UKSA for 100 years.
For administrative purposes, the date of the records is calculated at the end of the year and not from the dates of individual sensitive records. Personal data from the 1921 Census will, therefore, be made available to the public in early 2022 and will be accessible through Findmypast.