Guidance: Children looked after return 2019 to 2020: technical specifications

Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2019 to 2020.

Documents

Children looked after data collection 2019 to 2020 validation checks

Ref: DFE-00304-2018PDF, 501KB, 120 pages

Details

This is technical information about submitting and validating data for the children looked after data return (also known as SSDA903) for the year 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

It is for:

• suppliers creating management information software (MIS) for local authorities
• users of local authority MIS

The information includes:

• a summary of the data items we collect in the return
• an explanation of formats for submitting the data
• a list of validation checks applied to the data return

A guide for local authorities, with detailed explanations of what information to include for each data item, is also available.

Published 15 October 2018
Last updated 22 July 2019 + show all updates

1. 22 July 2019 Updated technical specification and validation checks guidance. Changes described in document version histories.
2. 15 October 2018 First published.