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Published 18 November 2025
Last updated 25 February 2026
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Updated ‘business and technical specification’ and ‘validation rules’. Amendments are noted in the version history.
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Updated the ‘Children in need census 2026 to 2027: business and technical specification’. Changes are described in the document’s version history.
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Published the validation rules.
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First published.






