Guidance

Parental responsibility measures attendance census: guide

Guide to help local authorities complete the 2025 census.

From:
Department for Education
Published
15 August 2023
Last updated
2617 AugustSeptember 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Parental responsibility measures: attendance data collection (PRM-A) 2025

PDF, 1.17409 MBKB, 1718 pages

Parental responsibility measures attendance census: validation rules 2025

ODS, 7.66 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Details

Information for local authorities completing the 2025 parental responsibility measures attendance census.

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

Updates to this page

Published 15 August 2023
Last updated 2617 AugustSeptember 2025 + show all updates

  1. Updated the guide to give clearer guidance on where to record payment of a second penalty notice.

  2. Updated for the 2025 census. Added 'Parental responsibility measures attendance census: validation rules 2025'.

  3. Updated for the 2024 census.

  4. First published.

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