Guidance: Alternative provision census 2016: technical specification

Updated: Updated the validation rules document. Change is described in the document's version history.

This is technical information about submitting data for the alternative provision census 2016.

It’s for:

suppliers of software for school and local authority management information systems (MIS) local authority users of MIS software

The specification describes:

what data local authorities should supply how to structure the data in XML

Software suppliers should use the list of validation rules so that local authorities can validate the data they submit.

You should also read the common basic data set (CBDS). This defines common data items that schools use in MIS software and that we use in our data collections.

More guidance on submitting data for the alternative provision census is available.

Local copy of 2016_AP_Specification_Version_1_3.pdf
Local copy of 2016_AP_Specification_Version_1_3.pdf
Local copy of 2016_AP_Validation_Rules_V1_6.xlsx
Local copy of 2016_AP_Validation_Rules_V1_6.xlsx

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alternative-provision-census-2016-technical-specification

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