Hi All I am forwarding the below from another list as it may be of interest to listers Mike Fisher Wythall,WOR One-Place Genealogical Study http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wythallindex/index.htm Just in case you haven't heard The English and Welsh 100-year census closure rule was abolished by Parliament in 2000, when it passed the Freedom of Information Act. From 1st January 2005, family historians from anywhere in the world can apply for Freedom of Information Act copies of the 1911 or 1921 census for England & Wales. The facts have been kept a closely guarded government secret for 5 years. To find out whether you or your MP have been conned by ministers since 2000, just look for a mention of Lord Chancellor's Instrument No.12 (1966) in any official letter on the 1911 Census that you have received. If the letter doesn't mention the abolition of the 100-year census closure period, you're probably the victim of government deception. For FREE advice on getting your own Freedom of Information Act copy of the 1911 Census, visit our Home Page. Denis McCready Director The UK Centre for Census Access Studies Solihull, England Home Page: http://home.clara.net/denis.mccready/index.htm Email: denis.mccready@clara.co.uk <mailto:denis.mccready@clara.co.uk> Fax: +44 (0)870 912 1254 Unfortunately there are malicious rumours in circulation that this story is not true. Don't believe any of them. Before we supply advice, we would be grateful if you would provide your full name and postal address, the name of your MP or Senator or Representative and a sentence that we could publish about this 5-year old government census secret. We won't disclose your personal details to anyone.