Staff Record 2013/14 - UK Provider Reference Number
Staff Record 2013/14All fieldsUK Provider Reference Number | return to field list |
Type | field |
Short name | UKPRN |
Description | This field records the UK Provider Reference Number (UKPRN) which is the unique identifier allocated to HEIs by the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP) |
Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
Coverage | All higher education institutions (HEIs) |
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. |
Quality rules |
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Reason required | To identify the source of the record and used by HESA and its Statutory Customers to identify HEIs |
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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