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Validation rules by category

Updated:
03 September 2025

Rule name Version Status Error message
DD07 1 Active

N/A

DD12 1 Active

N/A

DD14 1 Active

N/A

DD17 1 Active

N/A

DD18 1 Active

N/A

DD21 1 Active

N/A

DD27 1 Active

N/A

DD28 1 Active

N/A

DD29 2 Changed

N/A

DD31 1 Active

N/A

DD32 1 Active

N/A

DD33 1 Active

N/A

DD34 1 Active

N/A

DD35 1 Changed

N/A

DD36 6 Changed

N/A

DD37 1 Active

N/A

DD38 1 Active

N/A

DD39 1 Active

N/A

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

DOMICILE_01 1 Active

The Domicile must be returned for this learning aim

DOMICILE_02 1 Active

The Domicile is not a valid code

ELQ_01 1 Active

The ELQ must be returned for this learning aim

ELQ_02 1 Active

The ELQ is not a valid code

EmpId_01 1 Active

The Employer identifier is not valid

EmpId_02 1 Active

The Employer identifier is not valid

EmpId_10 1 Active

The Employer identifier has not been returned

EmpId_14 1 Active

The Employer Identifier has been returned and the Learner's Employment status is 'Not in paid employment'

EmpOutcome_01 1 Deleted

The Employment outcome must not be returned for this Funding model

EmpOutcome_02 1 Deleted

The Employment outcome is not a valid code

EmpOutcome_03 1 Deleted

The Employment outcome must not be returned for apprenticeships

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_11 1 Changed

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

EmpStat_12 1 Active

The Employment status on the start date of an apprenticeship programme should be employed

EmpStat_15 1 Active

The Employment status on the start date of an apprenticeship programme must not be unknown

EmpStat_20 1 Active

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

EmpStat_21 1 New

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

EmpStat_22 1 New

An Employment status record has not been returned that applies to the learning aim start date

EngGrade_01 1 Active

The GCSE English qualification grade has not been returned

EngGrade_02 1 Active

The GCSE English qualification grade is not a valid code

EngGrade_03 1 Active

The Learner FAM Type of Eligibility for EFA disadvantage funding must be returned

EngGrade_04 1 Active

GCSE English qualification grade must be 'NONE'

Entity_1 1 Changed

There are no valid learners in the the Learner record

EPAOrgID_01 1 Active

The end point assessment organisation is not valid for this standard on this planned end date

EPAOrgID_02 1 Active

The End point assessment organisation payment record has been returned but there is no record of the End point assessment organisation