To expand WICID to include a number of important UK non-census-based data sets e.g.
historical time series National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) data (1975-1998)
more recent NHSCR and patient register data from ONS, GROS and CSA
data on student movements from the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA)
To provide training, to upgrade documentation and to disseminate information on an ongoing basis
T o prepare for incorporating the results of the 2011 Census into the system and to align with the proposed population registration system