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Vera

Vera Report 20 Jul 2003 14:36

Sheila The latest info I have is from a letter sent to my MP (from the Rt Hon Alan Beith, MP the Chairman , Committee on the Lord Chancellors Dept) - and he sent me a copy. It states: "The argument that the 1920 Act was not passed until nine years after the 1911 Census was taken does not help: there is no reason why legislation passed in 1920 should not have applied to the release of data collected earlier. The overriding consideration is clearly the Government's view that any breach of the 100-year protection would reduce public confidence in the confidentiality of future censuses. That is clearly a matter of argument, but the legal position seems to be beyond doubt." I take this to mean that there WAS NO confidentiality clause in the 1911 Census BUT when a law was passed 9 years later IT WAS BACKDATED to include the census!!! For further info look at the Web Page - (http://home.clara.net/denis.mccready/index.htm) Mr Denis McCready Editor UK CENSUS LIES Solihull, England I contacted Denis and sent a letter to my MP and apparently I am the only person whose MP has replied. They are all on holiday now for the Summer recess, but it doesn't stop you writing to yours. ALL 500,000 OF YOU. Vera, Manchester LAN

Sheila

Sheila Report 20 Jul 2003 12:49

The hundred years rule has just been applied, there was no legal promise to not reveal information for 100 years when the census was completed.

Angela

Angela Report 20 Jul 2003 11:36

I would support this but unfortunately i also live overseas so don't have an MP. There is obviously some thinking behind the 100 year wait but even if this were reduced to 90 years it would help us family tree researchers SO much!

Sheila

Sheila Report 20 Jul 2003 11:21

This is not really a tip but an idea which I have floated on this board before. There are over 500,000 mebbers of this site all of whom might eventually need the after 1901 data. Why don't we all contact our MP and try to get the details released. Like a huge petition. I do not have an MP in Westminster as I live overseas but many of you do.