Census support available

West Lothian people are being reminded that help is available to help them complete Scotland’s Census.

More than 340,000 calls have been dealt with by the free helpline for Scotland’s Census, along with 60,000 e-mails and web chat enquiries, according National Records of Scotland.

This has included providing interpretation support in 26 languages including Polish, Arabic and Mandarin through the census interpretation service.

NRS is urging anyone who needs help to access the support available by calling the free helpline on 0800 030 8308, by visiting the website census.gov.scot for advice or to use web chat.

Chief executive for National Records of Scotland, Paul Lowe, said: “We have a range of support in place to help with any query no matter how big or small. We have been delighted to provide support and advice to many thousands already. Please don’t ignore the census - it’s a legal responsibility for every householder in the country.”