Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Record 2011/12 - UK Provider Reference Number
Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Record 2011/12All fieldsUK Provider Reference Number | return to field list |
| Type | field |
| Short name | UKPRN |
| Description |
This field records the UK Provider Reference Number which is the unique identifier allocated to institutions by the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP). |
| Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Coverage | All institutions. |
| Notes |
A single register of learning providers is being developed, and the specification of this field falls within the scope of the Aligned Data Definitions and follows the Data Standards in the DLHE Record. In the long-term it is anticipated that the UKPRN will replace the plethora of institution identifiers used by different organisations in the education sector. |
| Required for valid response | Yes |
| To be asked of third party | Not applicable |
| Quality rules |
Quality rules relating to this field are displayed here.
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| Reason required |
To identify source of record. Used by HESA and its Statutory Customers to identify institutions. |
| Part of | |
| Field length | 8 |
| Minimum occurrences | 1 |
| Maximum occurrences | 1 |
| Schema components |
Element: UKPRN
Data type: UKPRNType |
| Based on | New field |
| Owner | HESA |
| Version | 1.1 |
| Date modified | 2011-08-30 |
| Change management notes | 'Required for valid response' and 'To be asked of third party' sections added |
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