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Staff 2019/20 - UK Provider Reference Number

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Staff 2019/20

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UK Provider Reference Number


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Typefield
Short nameUKPRN
Description

This field records the UK Provider Reference Number (UKPRN) which is the unique identifier allocated to higher education providers (HEPs) by the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP)

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All higher education providers (HEPs)

Notes

A single register of learning providers has been developed and the specification of this field falls within the scope of the Aligned Data Definitions and follows the Data standards in the HESA Staff record. In the long-term it is anticipated that the UKPRN will replace the plethora of identifiers used by different organisations in the higher education sector.

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Part of
Field length8
Minimum occurrences1
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: UKPRN
Data type: UKPRNType
OwnerUK Register of Learning Providers
Version1.0

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