Guidance

Children in need census 2015 to 2016: specification

Specification and validation rules for local authorities submitting 2015 to 2016 children in need census data, and for software suppliers.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 24 October 2014
• Last updated: 30 December 2015 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 30 July 2019

These documents are for the 2015 to 2016 children in need census census. For the current census, visit our guide to submitting data for the children in need census.

Applies to England

Documents

Children in need census 2015 to 2016: business and technical specification, version 1.2

Ref: DFE-00630-2014

PDF, 470 KB, 38 pages

Children in need census 2015 to 2016: validation rules, version 1.2

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 24.9 KB

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Children in need census 2015 to 2016: XML schema files

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Details

These documents are for:

• local authorities submitting children in need census data for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016
• suppliers creating management information software

The information includes:

• validation rules
• changes to the 2015 to 2016 census
• data standards
• census structure
• XML schema files to format your return

Published 24 October 2014
Last updated 30 December 2015 + show all updates

1. 30 December 2015

   Added XML schema files for correct formatting of return.

2. 5 October 2015

   Updated census specification guidance document and validation rules spreadsheet. The specification document's version history section explains the changes.

3. 18 August 2015

   Updated census specification guidance document and validation rules spreadsheet. Changes are detailed in the specification document's version history.

4. 24 October 2014

   First published.