A Bill to establish a requirement on local authorities to transfer certain statistics relating to nationality to the Office of National Statistics; and for connected purposes
This Bill would amend section 47 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. It would place a duty on local authorities to disclose to the Statistics Board certain information relating to individuals, including all information held by a local authority relating to the nationality of those resident within its boundaries. The duty would be placed on local authorities by regulations made by the Minister for the Cabinet Office. The Bill would apply to England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
House of Commons
30 October 2008
The Bill would require local authorities across the UK to share information they hold about residents’ nationality with the Office for National Statistics. It would amend the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, with the details of what data must be shared and how it is shared set out in regulations made by the Cabinet Office. The aim is to improve official national statistics on nationality.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to the committee stage and then further stages in the Commons, followed by consideration in the Lords.
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