Validation rules for Office for Students (OfS)
- Last updated:
- 22 October 2026
| Rule name | Version | Status | Error message |
|---|---|---|---|
| LearnDelFAMDateFrom_01 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies from or the Date applies to must be returned for this FAM type |
| LearnDelFAMDateFrom_02 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies from must be after the Learning start date |
| LearnDelFAMDateFrom_03 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies from must not be returned for this FAM type |
| LearnDelFAMDateFrom_04 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies from must be returned for this FAM type |
| LearnDelFAMDateFrom_05 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies from must be returned for the Event Indicator |
| LearnDelFAMDateFrom_06 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies from must not be before 1 August 2025 |
| LearnDelFAMDateTo_01 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies to must not be before the Date applies from for this FAM type |
| LearnDelFAMDateTo_02 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies to should not be after the Learning planned end date |
| LearnDelFAMDateTo_03 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies to must not be after the Learning actual end date |
| LearnDelFAMDateTo_04 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies to must not be returned for this FAM type |
| LearnDelFAMDateTo_05 | 1 | Active |
The Date applies to must not be after the Learning actual end date |
| LearnDelFAMType_01 | 1 | Changed |
The Source of funding must be returned |
| LearnDelFAMType_04 | 1 | Active |
The FAM type and code is not valid |
| LearnDelFAMType_06 | 1 | Active |
The FAM type and code is not valid for this Learning start date |
| LearnDelFAMType_15 | 1 | Active |
This Learning delivery monitoring code must not be returned where the Learning actual end date is completed |
| LearnDelFAMType_16 | 1 | Active |
This Learning delivery monitoring code is not valid for this return |
| LearnDelFAMType_18 | 1 | Active |
There must not be more than one record with a FAM type of SOF, FFI, EEF, RES, ADL, ACL, AFL, ASL or FLN |
| LearnDelFAMType_22 | 1 | Changed |
The Full or co-funding indicator must not be returned for this Funding model |
| LearnDelFAMType_31 | 1 | Active |
There must not be more than six occurrences for the FAM type LDM |
| LearnDelFAMType_35 | 1 | Active |
The Advanced Learner Loans indicator must not be returned for this Funding model |
| LearnDelFAMType_36 | 1 | Active |
The Advanced Learner Loans indicator must be completed where the Advanced Learner Loans Bursary funding indicator has been returned |
| LearnDelFAMType_38 | 1 | Active |
The Advanced Learner Loans Bursary fund indicator is not required for this Funding model |
| LearnDelFAMType_63 | 1 | Active |
The Apprenticeship contract type must not be returned for this learning aim |
| LearnDelFAMType_109 | 1 | Active |
This programme type cannot be used for this source of funding indicator |
| LearnDelFAMType_132 | 1 | Active |
The Event Indicator is not valid for this learning aim |
| 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, FME, MMH, or EMH |
| 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 |
| LearningDeliveryHE_02 | 1 | Active |
A Learning Delivery HE record must be returned for this Source of funding |
| LearningDeliveryHE_03 | 1 | Active |
A Learning Delivery HE record must be returned for this Source of funding |
| LearningDeliveryHE_06 | 1 | Deleted |
A Learning Delivery HE record must not be returned for this learning aim |
| LearningDeliveryHE_07 | 1 | Active |
A Learning Delivery HE record must be returned for this learning aim |
| LearningDeliveryHE_08 | 1 | Active |
A Learning Delivery HE record must be returned for this learning aim |
| LearningDeliveryHE_09 | 1 | Active |
A Learning Delivery HE record must not be returned for this learning aim |
| LearningDeliveryHE_10 | 1 | Active |
A programme aim must not have the HE dataset returned |
| LearnPlanEndDate_02 | 1 | Active |
The Learning planned end date must not be before the Learning start date |
| LearnStartDate_02 | 1 | Active |
The Learning start date is more than 10 years before the start of the current teaching year |
| LearnStartDate_03 | 1 | Active |
The Learning start date must not be after the end of the current teaching year |
| LearnStartDate_05 | 1 | Active |
The Learning start date must not be on or before the learner's Date of birth |
| 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 |
| LSDPostcode_03 | 1 | Active |
The Learning start date postcode is not in the correct format |
| LSDPostcode_04 | 1 | Changed |
The learning aim start date postcode is not valid on the start date of the learning aim and the source of funding |
| LSDPostcode_05 | 1 | Changed |
The Learning start date postcode is not valid |
| MODESTUD_01 | 1 | Active |
The Mode of study is not a valid code |
| MODESTUD_03 | 1 | Active |
The Mode of study is not valid for this Special fee indicator |
| MSTUFEE_01 | 1 | Active |
The Major source of tuition fees is not valid |