The independence of the Office and data confidentiality were reinforced by the Statistics Act, 1993 (PDF 431KB)which constituted the CSO as a statutory body in the Civil Service. The public can therefore rest assuredthat the information they provide will be treated as strictly confidential by the CSO. It will only be used for statistical purposes, and the results will be prepared and disseminated in a fair and impartial manner.
The legal basis for taking the census will be the Statistics (Census of Population) Order, 2010 which will be made under the Statistics Act, 1993, Sections 26 and 27 of the Statistics Act, 1993 legally oblige persons to complete a census form.