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            "title": "Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom — Task 890 community statistics",
            "status": "retained",
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            "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom",
            "source_id": "ons.gov.uk:Census2021:BUA:country-of-birth",
            "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021/2021/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021.xlsx",
            "source_type": "official_statistics",
            "jurisdiction": null,
            "last_checked": "2026-08-30",
            "source_quality": "verified",
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      "questions": [
        {
          "question": "Is Leighton Buzzard part of London?",
          "answer": "Leighton Buzzard is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 58.4 km away by straight-line distance."
        },
        {
          "question": "How many people born in Europe: EU countries live in Leighton Buzzard?",
          "answer": "The official country of birth distribution records 2,190 people (5.1%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status."
        }
      ]
    },
    "country_rules_url": "/countries/united-kingdom/"
  }
}