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The technical specification should be used if you are:
- responsible for the SEN2 data return
- a supplier of software forlocal authoritymanagement information systems
The specification contains:
- a description of whatlocal authorities should supply atlocal authority and person level
- how to structure the data in XML
- how to check the data against the validation rules
You should also read thecommon basic data set. This defines common data items that we use in our data collections.
Published 26 August 2022
Last updated 9 November 2023
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'Special educational needs person level technical specification 2024' has been updated. Changes are described in the version history.
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Added the 2024 special educational needs person level survey validation rules and technical specification.
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'Special educational needs person level survey 2023: validation rules' has been updated. Changes are described in the version history.
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'2023 SEN2 person level Annex A validation rules v1.3' has been added, with changes made for v1.2 viewable in the version history.
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The special educational needs person level technical specifications and validation rules for SEN2 have been updated for 2023.
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First published.