manxchatterbox Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 doing the Cencus form... is there any penalty if its not handed back...I mean suppose I'm not in when they call round.... what are you supposed to do with the form?? There's no question:- Do you smoke? wouldn't that have been a good idea to have included?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Politician Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Contact the Census Office on (01624) 693588 or email census@gov.im It says so on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Completed mine last night (bit of a cheat, but I was pretty sure those that were here would stay put!). Interesting to focus on the degree of Manxness. Of the four of us, only one was born here and can trace Manx born predecessors back to two generations and yet we are all genetically (as opposed to maritally) related! So are we Manx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Completed mine this afternoon, did the last one only have eleven questions? Seemed awfully easy to complete to me. Has anyone else had a look at their tax return this year? Only a double-sided A4 sheet this time around and not the usual book we get. Not complaining mind, the less red tape the better as far as I am concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 is there any sanction or penalty against you if you don't fill the Cencus form in and hand it back completed and signed?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ean Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Oh No, i'm not counted If only i'd have stayed home a couple more days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I also liked the way members of the armed forces and civil servants get out of saying what they do for a living. Full Job title (enter rank here / give job title and grade at) Main tasks done in job (it's a secret!) Name of employer (enter 'armed forces' / government department / division) Description of employer's business (it's a secret!) WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I also liked the way members of the armed forces and civil servants get out of saying what they do for a living. Because the govt already knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 You'd hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Do they know about the armed forces though, surely that's nothing to do with the Manx government, as they'd effectively be employed by the UK government wouldn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 is there any sanction or penalty against you if you don't fill the Cencus form in and hand it back completed and signed?? From the front page of the form: Completion of the Census Form is compulsory under the Census Act 1929. Any person knowingly supplying false information or refusing to complete a Census form is liable to prosecution So if you look up the act then you'll be able to tell us what the penalties might be, given prosecution. It's a hugely useful and interesting survey which provides valuable information which helps to shape policy and which also provides an interesting historical snapshot for future generations. There wouldn't be any reason to not want to be involved. My partner has been looking up (online) her Manx family tree. The census is a valuable and interesting source of information. She was also able to look up my family. Granted - this is a mini census from which less information would be derived. It's a good project, the census. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I also liked the way members of the armed forces and civil servants get out of saying what they do for a living. Full Job title (enter rank here / give job title and grade at) Main tasks done in job (it's a secret!) Name of employer (enter 'armed forces' / government department / division) Description of employer's business (it's a secret!) WTF! I suppose that the reasons for not having to state the nature of the business would exactly relate to the fact that people employed by Govt aren't allowed to say what they do. I don't know about the Isle of Man Civil Service (my guess is that even IOM DHSS clerks sign the Official Secrets Act) - but when I was a UK Civil Servant we were not, officially, allowed to say anything about what we did. However inconsequential we were. I don't see anything nefarious in the exclusion. It would presumably relate to not wanting to create any confusion in the minds of thousands of ordinary people filling in the forms at home with their families. Who might otherwise be confused if the exclusion was not in place. The census people are looking to create a statistical and historical snapshot. They aren't looking to dig into private or secret details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Ahh, thanks for that Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckett Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Completed mine this afternoon, did the last one only have eleven questions? Seemed awfully easy to complete to me. Has anyone else had a look at their tax return this year? Only a double-sided A4 sheet this time around and not the usual book we get. Not complaining mind, the less red tape the better as far as I am concerned. This seems to vary from person to person. I've had a double sided A4 sheet for the past few years, others have received chunkier booklets to complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hboy Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 is there any sanction or penalty against you if you don't fill the Cencus form in and hand it back completed and signed?? No it just points out the fact that you are an IDIOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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