Guidance: School preference data collections 2020: technical specification
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The requirements local authorities should meet when submitting data for the 2020 school preference data collections.
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School preference (child level) data collection 2020
Ref: DfE-00162-2019PDF, 530KB, 47 pages
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This business and technical specification explains:
- what data local authorities should submit
- how to structure the data in XML
- the validation rules that DfE will apply to the data
You should also read the common basic data set (CBDS). This defines common data items that we use in our data collections.
More guidance on submitting data to complete the school preference collections is available.
Published 1 August 2019
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