Regulation 13 Return of questionnaires from households and electors
Every prescribed person to whom an online household pack has been sent or delivered, or on whose behalf delivery was taken under these Regulations, must on the day after census day or as soon after as is reasonably practicable—
use the unique access code provided in the pack to access questionnaire H1(online); and
complete and submit that questionnaire in accordance with the instructions provided online.
Every prescribed person to whom a paper household pack or a household continuation pack has been sent or delivered, or on whose behalf delivery was taken under these Regulations, must on the day after census day or as soon after as is reasonably practicable—
complete the copy of questionnaire H1(paper) included in the pack, place it in the reply-paid envelope provided and send it to the Authority by post (and, as appropriate, follow the same steps in relation to a questionnaire HC1(paper), but this does not prevent a questionnaire H1(paper) and a questionnaire HC1(paper) being sent to the Authority by post in the same reply-paid envelope); or
use the unique access code provided in the paper household pack to access questionnaire H1(online) and complete and submit that questionnaire in accordance with the instructions provided online.
Paragraph (2) (and not paragraph (1)) applies to a prescribed person who has received an online household pack but who has requested a paper household pack.
Every elector who has requested and received an online individual pack must, on the day after census day or as soon after as is reasonably practicable—
use the unique access code provided in the pack to access questionnaire I1(online); and
complete and submit that questionnaire in accordance with the instructions provided online.
Every elector who has requested and received a paper individual pack must, on the day after census day or as soon after as is reasonably practicable—
complete the copy of questionnaire I1(paper) included in the pack, place it in the reply-paid envelope provided and send it to the Authority by post; or
use the unique access code provided in the pack to access questionnaire I1(online) and complete and submit that questionnaire in accordance with the instructions provided online.
Every elector must ensure that one of a questionnaire H1(online), a questionnaire H1(paper), a questionnaire HC1(paper), a questionnaire I1(online) or a questionnaire I1(paper) is completed in respect of themselves.
Where a questionnaire H1(online), a questionnaire H1(paper) or a questionnaire HC1(paper) has been completed in respect of an elector, that elector may choose (but is not required) to comply with paragraph (4) or (5).
A questionnaire I1(online) or a questionnaire I1(paper) submitted by an elector overrides, in relation to any information about that elector, a questionnaire H1(online), a questionnaire H1(paper) or a questionnaire HC1(paper).
As soon as possible after each completed questionnaire H1(online), H1(paper), HC1(paper), I1(online) or I1(paper) has been received by the Authority, the Authority must make a record in the questionnaire tracking system to show that the relevant questionnaire has been returned.
Where an appointee is satisfied, having spoken with a prescribed person for the purposes of articles 5(1) or (3) of the Census Order, that the prescribed person is—
incapable of completing and returning a questionnaire; and
unable to authorise any person to act on the prescribed person’s behalf,
then paragraph (11) applies.
The appointee—
may, in accordance with instructions issued by the Authority, make enquiries about the particulars which the prescribed person referred to in paragraph (10) would be required by the Census Order to provide;
must record the answers to those enquiries, which may be used for the purpose of the census.
As soon as possible after an appointee records the answers in accordance with paragraph (11)(b), the Authority must make an entry in the questionnaire tracking system to show that such a record has been made in respect of that prescribed person.