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2011 census: Planning

  1. The laws that underpinned the 2011 census.

  2. Documents and reports from consultations we ran in the lead-up to the 2011 census.

  3. Details of the user and advisory groups we consulted ahead of the 2011 census.

  4. How we worked closely with other census offices across the UK to plan the 2011 census and publish results.

  5. Background, results and reports from our census test in 2006 and census rehearsal in 2009.

  6. Reports and summaries from our research to ensure the 2011 census took users' views into account.