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Validation rules for Adult education budget

Last updated:
03 September 2025

Rule name Version Status Error message
DateOfBirth_55 1 Active

The learning aim started on or after 1 August 2017 and the learner is 24 or over and the aim is Level 3 or above and the Funding model is Adult skills

DD01 1 Active

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DD04 1 Active

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DD05 1 Active

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DD06 1 Active

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DD07 1 Active

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DD12 1 Active

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DD13 1 Active

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DD14 1 Active

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DD17 1 Active

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DD18 1 Active

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DD21 1 Active

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DD27 1 Active

N/A

DD28 1 Active

N/A

DD29 2 Changed

N/A

DD31 1 Active

N/A

DD32 1 Active

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DD33 1 Active

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DD34 1 Active

N/A

DD35 1 Changed

N/A

DD36 6 Changed

N/A

DD37 1 Active

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DD38 1 Active

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DD39 1 Active

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DD40 1 New

N/A

DelLocPostCode_03 1 Active

The Delivery location postcode is not valid

DelLocPostCode_11 1 Active

The Delivery location postcode is not in the correct format

EmpId_01 1 Active

The Employer identifier is not valid

EmpId_02 1 Active

The Employer identifier does not pass the checksum calculation

EmpOutcome_02 1 Deleted

The Employment outcome is not a valid code

EmpStat_01 1 Changed

An Employment status record has not been returned that applies prior to this Learning start date

EmpStat_02 1 Changed

An Employment status record has not been returned that applies prior to this Learning start date

EmpStat_05 1 Active

The Employment status is not a valid code

EmpStat_08 1 Changed

An Employment status record has not been returned that applies prior to the Learning start date

EmpStat_09 1 Changed

An Employment status record has not been returned that applies prior to the Learning start date

EmpStat_20 1 Active

The learner must be in paid employment for this Learning Delivery Monitoring code to be used.

Entity_1 1 Changed

There are no valid learners in the the Learner record

ESMType_01 1 Active

The Employment status monitoring type and code is not valid

ESMType_02 1 Active

The learner's Employment status is 'in paid employment' and the Employment intensity indicator has not been returned

ESMType_05 1 Active

The learner's Employment status is 'in paid employment' and the Length of unemployment has been returned

ESMType_07 1 Active

The learner is self employed and the Employment status is not 'in paid employment'

ESMType_08 4 Changed

The Length of unemployment has not been returned

ESMType_10 1 Active

The Length of employment has been returned

ESMType_11 1 Active

The Length of employment has been returned

ESMType_12 1 Active

The Employment intensity indicator or Self employed indicator has been returned

ESMType_15 1 Active

There must not be more than one record with an ESM type of SEI, EII, LOU, LOE, BSI, PEI, or SEM

ESMType_17 1 Active

The learner must be receiving work related benefits for this Learning Delivery Monitoring code to be used

ESMType_18 1 Active

The redundancy indicator has been returned and the Learner's Employment status is 'In paid employment'

ESMType_19 1 Active

The 'Small or Medium Employer' indicator has been returned but the Learner's Employment status is 'Not in paid employment'

ESMType_20 1 Active

There must not be more than one of the same OET codes recorded on the employment status