Statistics and
Census (Jersey) Law 2018
A LAW relating to the provision of
official statistics, including the taking of censuses of the population and for
connected purposes
Adopted by the
States 13th December 2017
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 8th February 2018
Registered by the
Royal Court 16th
February 2018
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
part 1
Introductory
1 Interpretation
In this Law –
“anonymised microdata”
means particulars or information relating to an individual, household or body,
in a form that conceals or protects the identity of the individual, household
or body, whether by presenting those particulars or information in statistical
form or otherwise, so that the identity cannot be readily discovered or
ascertained from the particulars or information;
“census” means the
process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analysing and publishing or
otherwise disseminating demographic, economic and social data pertaining, at a
specific time, to all persons, and their living quarters in a country or well
delimited part of a country and in this Law a reference to a census without
qualification includes both a sample survey and a traditional census;
“body” means an undertaking
other than a public authority;
“Chief Statistician”
means the person appointed as such under Article 2(7);
“Code” means the
Code of Practice published under Article 5(4)(a);
“Group” means the
Statistics Users Group established under Article 4(1);
“household”
means –
(a) one
person living alone; or
(b) 2
or more persons living at the same address, who share living accommodation and
cooking facilities;
“Minister” means the
Chief Minister;
“official statistics”
means those statistics listed in the publication schedule;
“prescribed” means
prescribed by Order of the Minister;
“public authority” has
the same meaning as in Article 1 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey)
Law 2011[1];
“publication schedule”
means all the publications produced by Statistics Jersey and published by the
Group in any year as meeting the standards set out in Article 11 and being
compliant with the Code;
“Regulations” means
Regulations made by the States under this Law;
“rolling census” has
the meaning assigned by Article 8(3)(b);
“sample survey” has
the meaning assigned by Article 8(3)(a);
“States Employment Board”
has the meaning assigned by Article 4 of the Employment of States of
Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005[2];
“statistical purposes”
means the compilation of statistics or the preparation of anonymised microdata
relating to the information to which this Law applies;
“statistical report”
means any statistical output, including any associated commentary and metadata;
“statistical standards”
means the standards for official statistics set out in Article 11;
“Statistics Jersey”
has the meaning assigned by Article 2;
“traditional census”
has the meaning assigned by Article 8(3)(b);
“undertaking” has
the meaning assigned by Article 14(6).
part 2
powers and duties
2 Statistics
Jersey
(1) The
States of Jersey Statistics Unit in the Chief Minister’s Department is renamed
“Statistics Jersey”.
(2) Statistics
Jersey is responsible for the collection and processing of data for statistical
purposes in accordance with this Law with the aim of –
(a) providing
statistical reports of interest to, and which assist with decision-making by, public
authorities, other undertakings and individuals (including the general public);
(b) contributing
to public policy development and the delivery of public services; and
(c) co-ordinating
as effectively as possible and rendering useful the information produced from
the data and avoiding unnecessary duplication of requests for information.
(3) Without
limiting paragraph (2), Statistics Jersey has the following functions –
(a) to
collect, compile, analyse, extract and disseminate data for statistical
purposes in accordance with this Law;
(b) to
develop statistical methodology for Jersey and standardise definitions,
classifications, terms, procedures and concepts for use in statistical
activities;
(c) to
advise public authorities on the gathering, compiling, analysis and utilisation
of statistics, the production of statistical reports and whether or not they
comply with the Code and with statistical standards;
(d) to consider
the statistical potential of the records maintained by public authorities and,
in conjunction with them, to facilitate the realising of this potential in so
far as resources permit;
(e) to conduct
and report on censuses of the population of Jersey in accordance with this Law.
(4) In
exercising any of its functions, Statistics Jersey has the right to act
independently.
(5) Statistics
Jersey may make arrangements with any individual or undertaking for the
collection, compilation, extraction or dissemination of information for
statistical purposes.
(6) Statistics
Jersey must maintain close and regular contact with the principal users and
suppliers of statistics.
(7) There
is appointed a Chief Statistician and such other officers as may be necessary
for the carrying out of the functions of Statistics Jersey under this Law, all
such officers being States employees within the meaning of Article 2 of
the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005.
(8) The
Minister may engage such temporary staff or consultants as the Chief
Statistician considers are necessary for the proper performance of the function
of Statistics Jersey under this Law.
(9) Every
person employed or engaged under this Article must, before assuming his or her
duties, sign a declaration that he or she will faithfully and honestly fulfil his
or her duties for Statistics Jersey as required under this Law and that he or
she will not, without due authority, disclose or make known any matter or thing
that comes to his or her knowledge by reason of such employment or work for
Statistics Jersey.
3 Chief Statistician
(1) The
Chief Statistician is responsible for –
(a) the
management of Statistics Jersey, all aspects of statistics produced by
Statistics Jersey and the administration of this Law;
(b) on
the advice of the Group, setting the policies and priorities of Statistics Jersey;
(c) advising
the Group on the quality, relevance and integrity of official statistics;
(d) the
statistical methodology and statistical standards used by Statistics Jersey and
ensuring that the requirements of Article 11 and the Code are met;
(e) the
manner in which data are collected, processed, documented and stored;
(f) the
content of statistical releases and publications issued by Statistics Jersey;
(g) the
form, timing and methods of dissemination of statistics compiled by Statistics Jersey;
(h) commenting
on the quality and interpretation of any statistics produced by public
authorities, other undertakings and individuals;
(i) on
the advice of the Group, the discontinuance of any statistical report or the starting
of a new one; and
(j) ensuring
that a census of the population is taken as required by a decision of the
States.
(2) The
Chief Statistician may delegate any of his or her functions under this Law to
any officer of Statistics Jersey and any function so delegated is treated as
having been exercised by the Chief Statistician.
(3) A
delegation under paragraph (2) –
(a) may
be made subject to such terms and conditions as the Chief Statistician may
determine;
(b) while
in force does not prevent the Chief Statistician from discharging any functions
so delegated; and
(c) may
at any time be revoked by the Chief Statistician.
4 Constitution
of Statistics Users Group
(1) There
is to be a Statistics Users Group consisting of a Chairman and no fewer than 6
and no more than 10 individuals appointed by the Minister.
(2) At
least 2 weeks before making an appointment or re-appointment under this
Article, the Minister must present to the States a
notice of intention to make the appointment or re-appointment.
(3) The
persons appointed under this Article –
(a) hold
office for a term of 3 years, and on expiry of any such term be eligible
for re-appointment subject to serving a maximum of 3 terms;
(b) hold
and vacate office in accordance with the terms and conditions of their
appointment.
(4) The
appointments made under this Article must, so far as is reasonably practicable,
reflect –
(a) a
variety of organisations interested in statistics; and
(b) the
diversity of the general public.
(5) If
a person appointed under this Article leaves office before the expiry of his or
her term of appointment the Minister may appoint a person to complete the
remainder of that term.
(6) Subject
to this Article the Group may determine its own procedure, including when and
how frequently it meets.
(7) The
Chairman presides over all meetings of the Group but in his or her absence
another member may preside.
(8) The
Chief Statistician is the secretary to the Group and must attend each meeting
of the Group but in an advisory capacity only.
5 Functions
of Statistics Users Group
(1) The
Group is independent of government and has the primary function of overseeing
the quality, relevance and integrity of statistics compiled by or on behalf of
a public authority.
(2) The
terms of reference of the Group are –
(a) having
taken such expert advice as the Group considers appropriate and having regard
to the resources available to the Group, to review and comment upon any
statistics compiled by or on behalf of a public authority, with respect to the
matters set out in paragraph (3);
(b) to promote
the standards for official statistics set out in Article 11; and
(c) to
make such recommendations to the Minister as the Group considers appropriate.
(3) The
matters are –
(a) the
range of statistics provided;
(b) the
relevance and appropriateness of the statistics to the purposes for which they
are used;
(c) the
demands placed upon providers of information, whether it be provided on a
voluntary or compulsory basis;
(d) the
confidentiality of information concerning individuals and businesses;
(e) the
methodology by which those statistics are compiled and their resultant accuracy
and reliability;
(f) the
independence of the compilation and dissemination process from political or
other inappropriate influence; and
(g) the
form and procedures through which statistical information is disseminated.
(4) The
Group must publish –
(a) a
Code of Practice for official statistics in Jersey including any revisions of
the code;
(b) a
publication schedule each year;
(c) a
5-yearly programme of statistics; and
(d) the
minutes of its meetings.
(5) The
Chief Statistician must provide the Group with such secretarial and clerical
assistance as is necessary for the effective performance of its functions.
6 Code
of Practice
(1) The
Code must establish –
(a) principles
and practices underlying the production, management and dissemination of
official statistics; and
(b) processes
governing the release of official statistics and rules relating to the granting
of access to those statistics prior to their general release.
(2) The
Group must monitor compliance with the Code and where, following notification
from any public authority, other undertaking or individual of its own volition,
it considers that any official statistics contravene the Code, the Group must
direct that they be removed from the next publication schedule.
7 Functions
of Minister
(1) The
Minister must ensure that Statistics Jersey is resourced and has the ability to
carry out its functions under this Law free from political influence.
(2) The
Minister must not influence any decision of the Chief Statistician in the
exercise of his or her responsibilities under Article 3(1).
(3) However,
the Minister may request the Chief Statistician to undertake any new
statistical report.
part 3
Census
8 Collection
of data for census
(1) Statistics Jersey are responsible for the
taking of a census to gather such data relating to the population of Jersey as required
by the Schedule.
(2) For the purposes of a census, Statistics Jersey
must, at such intervals as the Chief Statistician directs, analyse and link data
collected for administrative purposes already in the possession of Statistics Jersey
or readily obtainable by it.
(3) However, where such data is insufficient for
the purposes of paragraph (1), further data may be collected by means of –
(a) a sample survey, being a collection of data,
on a day specified by the Chief Statistician, from a section or sample of the
population selected according to statistical principles;
(b) a traditional census, being a collection of
data from the whole population conducted either on a single appointed day or on
different appointed days for people in different geographical areas (a
“rolling census”).
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b) an
appointed day is a day appointed by an Act of the States.
(5) Parts 4 and 5 apply to the collection
of data for the purposes of a census as they apply to the collection of data
for any other statistical purpose.
(6) The data from the census may be disseminated
only in a form that does not enable the identification of any individual,
household or body.
(7) A person requested to give any particulars
or information for the purposes of a census must comply with that request to the
best of the person’s ability.
(8) Regulations may amend the Schedule so as to
vary the particulars or information required for the purposes of a census.
9 Orders
with respect to census
The Minister may by Order –
(a) provide
for the division of Jersey into districts for the purposes of a traditional census,
including a rolling census, and the appointment of persons to act in those
districts;
(b) prescribe
the procedure for taking the census;
(c) require
persons employed or engaged under Article 2 to perform such duties in connection
with the taking of a census as may be prescribed;
(d) require
such persons to make an affidavit with respect to the performance of their
duties;
(e) specify
who is required to provide particulars or information required for the purposes
of a census in prescribed circumstances;
(f) require
particulars or information to be given to the persons liable to make returns for
the purposes of a census by the persons with respect to whom the returns are to
be made; and
(g) make
provision with respect to any other matter for the purpose of carrying the Order
into effect.
10 Duties of Chief
Statistician in connection with census
(1) The
Chief Statistician must make such arrangements and do all such things as are
necessary for the taking of a census.
(2) As
soon as practicable after the taking of a census, the Chief Statistician must –
(a) prepare
a report on the census and present it to the States; and
(b) cause
a copy of the report to be transmitted to the Department of the Government of
the United Kingdom responsible for the United Kingdom’s constitutional relationship
with Jersey.
part 4
statistical standards and Collection of data
11 Statistical
standards for official statistics
Official statistics must be –
(a) relevant,
accurate, and reliable;
(b) objective
and comprehensive;
(c) compiled,
reported and documented in a scientific and transparent manner;
(d) disseminated
impartially and in a timely manner;
(e) readily
accessible to all who wish to access them;
(f) in
accordance with appropriate national and international standards and
classifications; and
(g) clearly
and objectively displayed (whether by means of text, graphics or other method).
12 Type
of data and methods of collection
(1) Statistics
Jersey may collect, whether in conjunction with any census or not, data
relating to economic, social, demographic and general activities and conditions
in Jersey.
(2) Statistics
Jersey must seek to avoid collecting data where data collected for
administrative purposes is readily accessible, of suitable quality and
sufficiently up to date to enable it to carry out its functions under this Law.
(3) Statistics
Jersey may prepare forms, questionnaires and other records for the collection
of data relevant to the discharge of its functions under this Law, the
instructions necessary for their proper completion, and specify the date or
period within which they must be returned to Statistics Jersey.
(4) The
Chief Statistician may authorize the use of sampling methods for the collection
of data.
13 Compilation,
analysis and publication of statistics
(1) Statistics
Jersey must cause the data collected under this Law to be compiled and analysed
and may publish the resulting statistical report, or abstracts of or extracts
from it, with or without observations.
(2) Except
as provided by this Law a report, summary of statistics or other publication
under this Law must not, without the necessary consent having been obtained, be
published or disseminated in a manner that is likely to enable the
identification of any particular individual, household or body.
14 Power
to require particulars and information from undertakings
(1) For
the purposes only of obtaining data for statistical purposes the Chief
Statistician may by written notice served on any person carrying on an
undertaking, direct the undertaking to furnish or supply to him or her with any
particulars or information in the possession of the undertaking, whether or not
the undertaking –
(a) obtained
the particulars or information from elsewhere; or
(b) is
under an obligation not to disclose the particulars or information, whether or
not under any enactment.
(2) Despite
this Law or any other enactment the undertaking must furnish or supply
particulars or information as directed under paragraph (1).
(3) Any
particulars and information required to be furnished under paragraph (1)
must be furnished within such time as may be required by the Chief Statistician
after consultation with the undertaking.
(4) Despite
this Law or any other enactment, the disclosure of any particulars or
information to which paragraph (1) applies –
(a) to
the Chief Statistician under this Article; or
(b) by
an officer of Statistics Jersey to another such officer in the performance of
his or her functions,
does not give rise to an offence.
(5) It
is sufficient for the purposes of paragraph (1) if the notice is addressed
to the undertaking and delivered to any premises from which it operates or to
any individual involved in its management at his or her place of business or
residence.
(6) In
this Article –
“officer” includes a person engaged under Article 2(8);
“undertaking” means any undertaking by way of trade,
business or other activity, whether or not for profit, and includes any public
authority.
(7) Regulations
may –
(a) exempt
the furnishing of particulars or information under paragraph (2);
(b) amend
the definition of undertaking in paragraph (6).
15 Invitation
to provide information etc. on a voluntary basis
(1) The
Chief Statistician may invite any individual or body on a voluntary basis to –
(a) complete
a form, questionnaire or other record;
(b) answer
any questions; or
(c) provide
any information or records.
(2) Information
and records, including copies of them, may be provided under this Article
despite any restriction in any other enactment.
part 5
Enforcement
16 Restriction
on disclosure of particulars or information
(1) Particulars
or information furnished by an individual or undertaking under this Law may be
used only for statistical purposes or for analysis and must not otherwise be
published or communicated.
(2) A
person must not disclose any particulars or information obtained under this Law
in a form that may identify any individual, household or body.
(3) Despite
this Article, the Chief Statistician may authorize the publication or
communication or disclosure of particulars or information obtained under this
Law –
(a) as
statistics that do not identify any individual, household or body;
(b) as
anonymised microdata;
(c) for
the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under this Law or any report of
those proceedings; or
(d) that
are already available in the public domain.
(4) The
Chief Statistician may, in respect of any particulars or information disclosed
under paragraph (3), impose conditions as to the use of the particulars or
information by notice in writing to the individual or undertaking to whom it is
disclosed.
(5) Nothing
in this Law requires an individual or undertaking to provide particulars or information
in circumstances that would entitle the individual or undertaking to decline to
give the information on grounds of privilege.
(6) A
person who contravenes paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) or fails to
comply with any conditions imposed on the person under paragraph (4) is
guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of 2 years and
to a fine.
(7) This
Article does not apply to any disclosure of particulars or information that is
made –
(a) in
accordance with any enactment;
(b) in
pursuance of an order of a court; or
(c) with
the consent of the individual or body to whom it relates.
17 Protection
of documents and information
(1) A
person who wilfully destroys, damages or falsifies any document or record
containing particulars or information collected under this Law, unless (except
in the case of a falsification) it is authorized by the Chief Statistician, is
guilty of an offence.
(2) A
person employed or engaged under Article 2 commits an offence if the person –
(a) having
acquired information that might affect the market value of any product or
article directly or indirectly uses the information before it becomes public;
(b) fails
to keep custody of, in such a manner as to ensure that unauthorized persons
will not have access to it, any document or record containing particulars or information
collected under this Law;
(c) wilfully
fails to return to Statistics Jersey a document or record collected under this
Law;
(d) knowingly
creates or compiles for issue any false statistics or information;
(e) in
the pretended performance of his or her functions under this Law obtains or
attempts to obtain by any means on any occasion any document, record,
particulars or information that he or she is not so entitled to obtain.
(3) A
person who commits an offence under this Article is liable –
(a) in
the case of an offence under paragraph (1) or under paragraph (2)(a),
(d) or (e), to imprisonment for a term of 2 years and a fine;
(b) in
the case of an offence under paragraph (2)(b) or (c), to imprisonment for
a term of 6 months and to a fine of level 3 on the standard scale.
18 Refusal
to give information or giving false information
A person who –
(a) wilfully
refuses or without lawful excuse fails to furnish the particulars or
information as required under this Law;
(b) wilfully
furnishes or causes to be furnished any false particulars or information in
respect of any matter in respect of which particulars or information is required
to be furnished under this Law;
(c) refuses
to answer or wilfully gives a false answer to, any question necessary for
obtaining any particulars or information required to be furnished under this
Law; or
(d) being
a person required by or an Order under this Law to make an affidavit with
respect to the performance or his or her duties, makes a false declaration,
is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of level 2 on the
standard scale.
19 Obstruction
and impersonation
(1) A
person who wilfully obstructs any person employed or engaged under Article 2
in the exercise of his or her functions under this Law is guilty of an offence
and liable to imprisonment for a term of 6 months and a fine of level 3
on the standard scale.
(2) A
person who impersonates any person employed or engaged under Article 2 is
guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of 6 months and
a fine of level 3 on the standard scale.
20 Liability for
offences
(1) Where
an offence under this Law committed by a limited liability partnership or body
corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of,
or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of –
(a) a
person who is a partner of the partnership, or director, manager, secretary or
other similar officer of the body corporate; or
(b) any
person purporting to act in any such capacity,
the person is also guilty of the offence and liable to the penalty
provided for that offence.
(2) If
the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, paragraph (1)
applies in relation to acts and defaults of a member in connection with the
member’s functions of management as if the member were a director of the
body corporate.
(3) A
person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of an offence under
this Law is also guilty of the offence and liable to the penalty provided for
that offence.
21 Delivery
of documents and right of access
(1) A
notice or record delivered by a person employed or engaged under Article 2
in the absence of evidence to the contrary is sufficient evidence that it has
been duly issued and delivered by or on behalf of the Chief Statistician.
(2) The
delivery of any notice or record may be effected by being delivered in person
by a person employed or engaged under Article 2 or by post or by other
means of communication and if delivered by post is taken to have been received
when it would, in the ordinary course of post, be delivered.
(3) A
person employed or engaged under Article 2 may, other than by force and at
all reasonable times, on production of his or her authority if demanded, enter
any land or premises, for the purposes of –
(a) delivering
a notice under Article 14;
(b) delivering
or collecting forms, questionnaires, records or information; or
(c) making
such enquiries as he or she is authorized to make under this Law.
Part 6
closing
22 Transitional
provisions and savings
(1) Any
person employed by, or engaged to work for, the Statistics Unit in whatever
capacity before the commencement of this Law is, on its commencement, treated
as employed or engaged to work for Statistics Jersey under Article 2 in
that same capacity.
(2) A
person mentioned in paragraph (1) must sign the declaration set out in Article 2(9)
as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Law.
(3) Any
person appointed to an organization carrying on the functions of the Group
before the commencement of this Law is, on its commencement, treated as
appointed to the Group under Article 4 but from the date on which the
person was appointed to that organization.
(4) Any
Code of Practice for official statistics in Jersey in use at the time of the
commencement of this Law is treated as published under Article 5(4)(a).
23 Repeal
The Census (Jersey) Law 1951[3] is repealed.
24 Consequential
amendments
(1) In Article 15(7)
of the Financial Services Commission (Jersey) Law 1998[4] for the words “the
Statistics Unit in the Chief Minister’s Department” there shall be substituted
the words “Statistics Jersey (within the meaning assigned by Article 2
of the Statistics and Census (Jersey) Law 2018[5])”.
(2) In
the following provisions for the words “the States of Jersey Statistics
Unit” there shall be substituted the words “Statistics Jersey
(within the meaning assigned by Article 2 of the Statistics and Census
(Jersey) Law 2018[6])” –
(a) the
definition of “Jersey Retail Prices Index” in Article 1(1) of
the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005[7];
(b) Article 47(5)
of the Gambling (Jersey) Law 2012[8];
(c) The
definition of “Jersey index of earnings” in Article 1(1) of
the Social Security (Jersey) Law 1974[9];
(d) Paragraph 4(2)(a)
and (b) of the Schedule to the Social Security (Bonus) (Jersey) Law 2014[10];
(e) Regulation 2(4)(b)
of the Income Support (Special Payments) (Jersey) Regulations 2007[11];
(f) Regulation 2(4)(b)
of the Income Support (Special Payments) (Cold Weather Payments) (Jersey) Regulations 2008[12];
(g) Regulations 2(1)(b)
and 3(1)(b) of the Long-Term Care (States Contribution) (Jersey) Regulations 2013[13].
(3) In Article 60C
of the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003[14] for the words “the
Statistics Unit of the States of Jersey” there shall be substituted the
words “Statistics Jersey (within the meaning assigned by Article 2
of the Statistics and Census (Jersey) Law 2018[15])”.
(4) In Article 21(9)
of the Proceeds of Crime (Supervisory Bodies) (Jersey) Law 2008[16] for the words
“the Statistics Unit of the Chief Minister’s Department of the
States” there shall be substituted the words “Statistics Jersey (within the meaning assigned by Article 2 of the
Statistics and Census (Jersey) Law 2018[17])”.
25 Citation
and commencement
This Law may be cited as the Statistics and Census (Jersey) Law 2018
and comes into force 7 days following its registration.
l.-m. hart
Deputy Greffier of the States
SCHEDULE
(Article 8(1))
information required by CENSUS
1 Interpretation
(1) In
this Schedule –
“accommodation” includes accommodation comprised
in –
(a) a
boat, mobile home or other structure that is not fixed in position; or
(b) any
temporary structure, including a tent;
“census day” means a day appointed under
Article 8(4);
“communal establishment” means –
(a) any
hospital;
(b) any
home or other institution providing care and accommodation for children;
(c) any
nursing, care or residential home;
(d) any
hotel or campsite; or
(e) any
prison or other place of detention,
or any like institution or establishment providing accommodation;
“local visitor” means a resident who, at midnight, is
present in a household or communal establishment that is not his or her usual
address;
“midnight” means
midnight at the end of the census day;
“resident” means a person who is not a visitor to Jersey
and who is either in Jersey at midnight or absent;
“visitor to Jersey” means a person who is in Jersey at
midnight and –
(a) has
been in Jersey for a continuous period of less than one month; and
(b) does
not intend to be in Jersey for a continuous period of more than one month.
(2) For
the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a person is a resident who is absent if
the person’s usual address is in Jersey but, at midnight, the person is
away from Jersey by reason of –
(a) absence
on business;
(b) absence
on military service;
(c) absence
for medical treatment;
(d) absence,
for no longer than one year, on vacation that the person does not expect to
exceed one year;
(e) being
a pupil at a boarding-school outside Jersey; or
(f) attendance
at university or other tertiary education outside Jersey,
or any like reason.
2 Usual
address of resident
(1) Subject
to the following provisions of this paragraph, the usual address of a resident
is, for the purposes of the taking of the census, the household or communal
establishment in Jersey at which the person usually resides.
(2) The
usual address of a resident who, at midnight –
(a) is
residing in a communal establishment;
(b) has
resided there for less than 6 months;
(c) expects
to reside there for less than 6 months; and
(d) previously
resided in a household or another communal establishment in Jersey,
is, for the purposes of the taking of the census, the household or
communal establishment that was his or her usual address in Jersey before he or
she entered the first-mentioned communal establishment.
(3) The
usual address of a resident who is a minor and who, by reason of arrangements
for his or her shared custody, resides in more than one household in Jersey is,
for the purposes of the taking of the census, the household in which he or
she spends the majority of his or her time.
(4) Where
a minor described in sub-paragraph (3) divides his or her time equally
between the households, the usual address of the minor is, for the purposes of
the taking of the census, the household in which he or she is present at
midnight.
3 Required
information: households and communal establishments
(1) The
following information may be required with respect to a household for the
purposes of a census –
(a) the
property tenure;
(b) the
property type;
(c) the
number of bedrooms and other rooms;
(d) the
number of cars, vans and motorcycles;
(e) for
each resident whose usual address is the household, the information required by
paragraph 4;
(f) the
name and usual address of each visitor to Jersey present in the household;
(g) the
name and usual address of each local visitor present in the household.
(2) The
following information may be required with respect to a communal establishment
for the purposes of a census –
(a) the
type of establishment;
(b) the
name of the manager;
(c) a
list of the names of residents whose usual address is the establishment
(whether or not present);
(d) the
name and usual address of each visitor to Jersey present in the establishment;
(e) the
name and usual address of each local visitor present in the establishment.
4 Required
information: residents
(1) The
following information may be required with respect to each resident for the
purposes of a census –
(a) full
name;
(b) sex
or gender;
(c) usual
address;
(d) date
of birth;
(e) country
of birth;
(f) nationality;
(g) cultural
and ethnic background;
(h) present
period of continuous residence in Jersey;
(i) whether
present in or absent on census day from the household or communal establishment
which is the person’s usual address; and
(j) if
the person is a member of a household, his or her relationship to the main
householder.
(2) If
the resident is aged 16 or more, the following information may also be required
in relation to that resident –
(a) marital
status;
(b) residential
and employment status as specified in Article 2(1) of the Control of
Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012[18];
(c) educational
qualifications; and
(d) the
extent to which the resident is working, or whether he or she is unemployed,
engaged in full-time education, unable to work or not looking for work, and if
not able to work or not looking for work, for what reason.
(3) If a
resident is aged 16 or more and employed, the following information may also
be required in relation to that resident –
(a) title
and description of main employment;
(b) hours
worked per week;
(c) name
and address (including postcode) of place of work;
(d) type
of work (permanent or seasonal);
(e) mode
of travel to work.