totally forgot to fill in census

[Seriouslymole]

Is it too late now?

No, it's fine. I did ours last night.

I kept putting off to do with the DC as an "educational" thing and then totally forgot. Highly educational....

Thanks @BathTangle - I'll do it now.

I couldn’t complete ours until yesterday as needed DH to give me his job info and couldn’t remember his quals. I’ve been nagging him since Sunday for it. But he resents anything like this so it’s like getting blood out of a stone!

Definitely submit it late or you risk the fine!

No, not too late but do it as soon as you can.

I had a census person call on me on Tuesday evening to ask why I had not completed it. I took great pleasure in telling them I had filled in a paper form and put it in the post. Perhaps I should have added why, to enable me to include an objection to the gender identity question and guidance (had the courts not ruled as they did).

@Megan2018

I couldn’t complete ours until yesterday as needed DH to give me his job info and couldn’t remember his quals. I’ve been nagging him since Sunday for it. But he resents anything like this so it’s like getting blood out of a stone!

Definitely submit it late or you risk the fine!

You can fill in the rest, tell them he exists and leave him to it.

When he doesn't bother, the census officers will chase him about it.

I was annoyed that it just said 'do as soon as possible' but gave no guidance about a deadline. When is 'too late'? The day after, the end of this month, or some other time?

Like a PP mentions, those who have not done it will be chased by the census officers but I haven't seen how long will given before they give up or fine the won'ts and can't be arseds.

@Seriouslymole

I kept putting off to do with the DC as an "educational" thing and then totally forgot. Highly educational....

Thanks @BathTangle - I'll do it now.

don’t worry, you’ve taught them that valuable life lesson ‘Don’t put off, til tomorrow, what you can do today’

@BarbaraofSeville the deadline is either the 4th or 5th of May I can't quite remember which, you won't find this anywhere online though I only know as a family member is a census officer. I think it's really bad that you can be fined but there is no advertised ending date.

Ah, thanks for that. I expect that no-one will be fined unless they fail to complete the census or put obviously nonsense information despite repeated reminders from the census officers.

Which is fair enough, assuming there's protection in place so they don't fine someone who had been in hospital or genuinely incapable of completing the form.

DM did this role 30 years ago with my assistance and in that time, we had to visit every house in person to hand out the forms, collect them some time later, chase up any stragglers and give help if anyone couldn't complete the form. This time it all seemed very easy, done online in a few minutes.

Problem is if you advertise the end date, that is when people will file it (or at least people like me who file their tax return at 11.59pm on 31 Jan (or 28 Feb this year).

OP, you will have no problem if you file now.

Best to keep it vague so most people will file within a few days of the advertised date.

Hmm, my last sentence ended up in the middle. Stupid phone.

I've not done ours yet. I've got a paper copy. I've filled in my bit but need dh to do his bit and ask dd what she wants certain answers to be to her questions (She's away at college at the moment).

@BarbaraofSeville I’ve already done it. Did it yesterday. It just took some nagging. I’d filled it all in but needed him to check his bit.
If I’d left him out he’d never have completed it himself, I’d have stressed about it and then he’d get a fine and it would be my income paying the fine (I’m the main earner) so no point in me setting myself up for that.
DH hates it because his main job he hates, he’d like to be recorded as his voluntary job. But he can’t. Also he left his very expensive private school with few quals (long story) which he is very sensitive about. It’s all very triggering for him. I on the other hand love a survey and hate missing deadlines.
But it’s all done.
Generations to come will reap the benefits

Thanks all. Have just extracted the letter from the pile of rubbish in my office. I love the fact that half way down it says "read this letter"....well yes, if I've got this far, I probably am reading the letter. Someone got paid to write that....