HESA Student Record 2013/14 - UK Provider Reference Number
HESA Student 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 which is the unique identifier allocated to institutions by the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP). |
Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
Coverage | All institutions |
Notes |
A single register of learning providers is being developed, and the specification of this field falls within the scope of the Aligned Data Definitions and follows the Data Standards in the HESA student record. In the long-term it is anticipated that the UKPRN will replace the plethora of institution identifiers used by different organisations in the education sector. |
Quality rules |
Quality rules relating to this field are displayed here.
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Reason required |
To identify source of record; used by HESA and all Statutory Customers to identify institution of student. |
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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