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Guidance: EHE and CME data collection: guide and validation rules

Department For Education

January 16
10:59 2025

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The guide is for local authorities preparing EHE and CME termly data collection returns. It includes information on:

  • the purpose of the data collection
  • definitions of elective home education and children missing education
  • how to prepare and submit the data
  • submission deadlines

The acceptable notepad entries helps local authorities understand the minimum notes needed when there are validation queries.

The validation rules shows the checks applied in COLLECT once local authorities enter their data.

More guidance on submitting your elective home education and children missing education datais available.

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Published 16 January 2025

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