Census 2021: Councillors urge people to correctly identify ethnicity so local needs can be met Date published: 15 March 2021
Councillor Allen Brett and Councillor Shakil Ahmed
Local councillors are encouraging people to fill in the 2021 census with their correct ethnicity and spoken languages to ensure needs are being met.
Council leader Allen Brett has urged everyone to identify their ethnicity and language, as the council uses both local data and national data from the census to help form policies and services.
He said: “Rochdale has a diverse population. We aim to serve all our residents equally. As well as local data, we use national data from the census to form policies and design our services and make sure our populations’ cultural and linguistic needs are met.