No compulsory system in the UK to record movement of population

• No compulsory system in the UK to record movement of population

• National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) records patients who move and change their doctor

• From this proxy data, estimates can be made of national migratory movements

Notes:

This complicates the measurement of population movements between censuses.

From this Proxy data, estimates can be made of national migratory movements.

CIDER in negotiations with ONS to secure post ’98 data