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Validation rules for 16-19 funded

Updated:
03 September 2025

Rule name Version Status Error message
Accom_01 1 Active

The Accommodation is not a valid code

AddLine1_03 1 Active

Address line 1 has not been returned

ALSCost_02 1 Active

The Learning support cost field must only be returned for High Needs Students

CampID_01 1 Active

The Campus identifier is not valid

CampID_02 1 Active

The UKPRN is not the same as recorded in the Header

ContPrefType_01 1 Active

The Contact preference type and code is not valid

ContPrefType_02 1 Active

The combination of Contact preference type and code is not valid, this learner is not to be contacted

ContPrefType_03 1 Active

The Contact preference type and code is not valid for this Learning start date

ContPrefType_04 1 Active

These contact preference types cannot all be used at the same time

ContPrefType_05 1 Active

These contact preference types cannot all be used at the same time

ContPrefType_06 1 Active

There must not be more than two records with a Contact preference type of RUI

ContPrefType_07 1 Active

There must not be more than three records with a Contact preference type of PMC

DateOfBirth_01 1 Changed

The Date of birth must be returned

DateOfBirth_04 1 Active

The learner is 115 or over

DateOfBirth_06 1 Active

The learner is under 13

DateOfBirth_07 1 Active

The learner is 25 or over so the Source of funding must not be EFA

DateOfBirth_20 1 Changed

The learner is under 19 and the Source of funding is not the EFA

DateOfBirth_24 1 Active

The Unique learner number has been returned and the Date of birth has not been returned

DateOfBirth_27 1 Active

The learner's Date of birth is on or after the start of the current teaching year

DateOfBirth_30 2 Changed

The learner is between 19 and 24 and has an Education health plan, and the Funding model and/or Source of funding is not the EFA

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'

Ethnicity_01 1 Active

The Ethnicity is not a valid code

GivenNames_01 1 Active

The learner's Given names must be returned

LearnFAMType_01 1 Active

The FAM type and code is not valid

LearnFAMType_03 1 Active

The FAM type and code is not valid for this Learning start date

LearnFAMType_09 1 Active

There must not be more than one record with a FAM type of HNS, EHC, DLA, SEN, MCF, ECF or FME

LearnFAMType_10 1 Active

There must not be more than four records with a FAM type of LSR

LearnFAMType_11 1 Active

There must not be more than two records with a FAM type of EDF or NLM

LearnFAMType_14 1 Active

The learner must not have both a FAM type of SEN and EHC

LearnFAMType_15 4 Changed

The learner is recorded as exempt from maths GCSE condition of funding due to a learning difficulty but there is no Education health care plan recorded

LearnFAMType_16 4 Changed

The learner is recorded as exempt from English GCSE condition of funding due to a learning difficulty but there is no Education health care plan recorded

LearnFAMType_17 1 Active

NLM22 and NLM21 cannot be recorded for the same learner

LLDDCat_01 1 Active

The LLDD and health problem category is not a valid code

LLDDCat_02 1 Active

The LLDD and health problem category is not valid for this start date

LLDDHealthProb_01 1 Active

The LLDD and health problem is not a valid code

LLDDHealthProb_04 1 Active

The LLDD and Health Problem record has been returned and the learner does not consider himself or herself to have a learning difficulty and/or disability or health problem

LLDDHealthProb_06 1 Active

The LLDD and Health Problem record has not been returned and the learner does consider himself or herself to have a learning difficulty and/or disability or health problem

MathGrade_01 1 Active

The GCSE maths qualification grade has not been returned

MathGrade_02 1 Active

The GCSE maths qualification grade is not a valid code

MathGrade_03 1 Active

The Learner FAM Type of Eligibility for 16-19 disadvantage funding must be returned

MathGrade_04 1 Active

GCSE maths qualification grade must be 'NONE'

PlanEEPHours_01 1 Active

The Planned employability, enrichment and pastoral hours have not been returned

PlanLearnHours_01 1 Active

The Planned learning hours have not been returned

PlanLearnHours_02 2 Changed

The Planned learning hours should not be zero

PlanLearnHours_03 1 Active

The sum of the Planned learning hours and the Planned employability, enrichment and pastoral hours must not be zero

PlanLearnHours_04 1 Active

The sum of the Planned learning hours and the Planned employability, enrichment and pastoral hours should not be greater than 1,000 hours

PlanLearnHours_05 1 Active

The sum of the Planned learning hours and the Planned employability, enrichment and pastoral hours should not be greater than 4,000 hours