Fears census abstention could hit public services in Scotland’s poorest areas

Experts voice alarm as areas with highest rates of deprivation lag behind minimum response rate of 85%

Public services in Scotland’s poorest areas could be harmed by widespread abstention from this year’s census in urban areas, experts fear.

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