Institution profile record 2014/15 - UK Provider Reference Number
Institution profile record 2014/15All 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 higher education providers (HEPs) by the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP). |
Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
Coverage | All higher education providers (HEPs). |
Notes |
In the long-term it is anticipated that the UKPRN will replace the plethora of HEP identifiers used by different organisations in the education sector. |
Quality rules |
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Reason required |
To identify the source of a record; used by HESA and all Statutory Customers to identify HEP. |
Part of | |
Field length | 8 |
Minimum occurrences | 1 |
Maximum occurrences | 1 |
Schema components |
Element: UKPRN
Data type: UKPRNType |
Owner | UK Register of Learning Providers |
Version | 1.0 |
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