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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Norman Silvester

Census fine fears for thousands of Scots with no internet struggling to fill out forms

Elderly rights campaigners have warned that thousands of pensioners are struggling to take part in Scotland’s Census because they don’t have access to the internet.

Government agency National Records of Scotland sent out letters to every household in the country last week, with participation required by law.

But residents are being directed to an online form accessed via an internet code and no paper questionnaires are provided unless the householder applies online or phones a swamped hotline.

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