Long title | An Act to amend the Census Act 1920 and the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 in relation to the provision of particulars about sexual orientation and gender identity.[1] |
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Citation | 2019 c. 28 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales Section 1 only Northern Ireland Section 2 only[2] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 8 October 2019[1] |
Commencement | 8 October 2019[2] |
Status: Current legislation | |
History of passage through Parliament | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Act 2019 (c. 28) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act removed penalties for people not responding to new census questions on sexual orientation, gender identity (including transgender status).[3][4]
The provisions of the act include: