600 staff to be recruited to work on the 2011 Census

ALMOST 600 people are to be recruited to help with next year's Census for Edinburgh.

Headed up by Alastair Macintyre for Edinburgh West and Paul Poplawski for Edinburgh East, the census on 27 March 2011 will see staff being recruited, trained and equipped to deliver questionnaires to around 2.5 million households.

One of Mr Macintyre and Mr Poplawski's first tasks is to recruit nearly 600 temporary staff to support the population survey.

The pair are among 22 census regional managers in Scotland who aim to maximise public response to the census.

As part of his role, Mr Macintyre - who was involved in the housing market for 30 years - is responsible for the recruitment and training of seven district managers, 21 team leaders and 259 census takers in Edinburgh West.

Meanwhile, former teacher Mr Poplawski will oversee the recruitment and training of eight district managers, 24 team leaders and 288 census takers in Edinburgh East.