Without getting into too many of the technicalities its a confidentiality thing. Census returns hold personal data and are therefore covered by a 100-year confidentiality agreement. To a certain extent its being applied retrospectively in the case of the 1911 census as the rule didn't exist in the same form back then but the effect is the same - it won't be released until 2011. It's not a matter of being slow - its a deliberate policy decision. -------Original Message------- From: Lynn xxxx Subject: [POWYS] Uk Census Sent: 15 Jul '07 23:54 Could anyone tell me if there is a possibility of the 1911 census ever being released in the near future. I live in the States and well we have access to census records as late as 1930. For some reason I find the UK slow in releasing their census information.......can anyone offer an explanation as to why? Lynn _________________________________________________________________ See what you’re getting into…before you go there. [LINK: http://newlivehotmail.com/] http://newlivehotmail.com =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [LINK: http://mbox.price.ac/compose.php?to=POWYS-request@rootsweb.com] POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message