Constitutional Affairs written question – answered at on 18 April 2006.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether the National Archive has given reasons for the application of exemption 41 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to extracts of the 1911 census; and whether an internal review of the decision to apply the exemption has been carried out.
In consultation with the Office for National Statistics, The National Archives has applied the S.41 exemption, relating to information provided in confidence, to requests for information in the 1911 census returns. This is in accordance with the Government's policy that census returns should become open only after 100 years, in order to maintain the public's trust in the confidentiality assurances on census forms. Internal reviews have been carried out by The National Archives in relation to specific requests, and, after careful consideration, it has been concluded that the original decision to apply the S.41 exemption is correct.
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No5 people think not
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