Children looked after return 2023 to 2024: technical specifications
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2023 to 2024.
Applies to England
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This is technical information about submitting and validating data for the children looked after data return (also known as SSDA903) for the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
It is for:
- suppliers creating management information software (MIS) for local authorities
- users of local authority MIS software
The information includes:
- a summary of the data items we collect in the return
- an explanation of formats for submitting the data
- a list of validation checks applied to the data return
- XML schema files to format your return
A guide for local authorities, with detailed explanations of what information to include for each data item, is also available.
Last updated 3 April 2024 + show all updates
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Updated 'Children looked after return 2023 to 2024: validation rules'.
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Added 'Children looked after data collection 2023 to 2024: XML schema' and 'Children looked after data collection 2023 to 2024: social worker XML schema' files.
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Updated the 'Children looked after return 2023 to 2024: validation rules'. The changes are detailed in the version history.
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'Children looked after return 2023 to 2024: technical specifications' and 'Children looked after return 2023 to 2024: validation rules' have been updated. The changes are detailed in the version history of each document.
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First published.