COLLECT guidance for completing the Section 251 budget return

Q: 4. Accessing COLLECT聽

Access to COLLECT is via DfE Sign-in . If you do not have an account, you will need to sign up for one.聽 You can then request access to your organisation and COLLECT on the Organisations tab. Your request will be sent to your organisation바카라 사이트檚 approvers.聽 If you have already been added to your organisation, you can request access to COLLECT on the Services tab. If you have COLLECT access but are unable to see the budget collection, check with one of your organisation바카라 사이트檚 approvers whether you have been given access to the collection.聽 You can find out who these are on the Services tab under 바카라 사이트楽ee approvers at an organisation바카라 사이트�. If you still need assistance, please submit a query using the Data collections service request form .

Question 1

1. Summary聽

Accepted Answer

This publication provides non-statutory guidance from the Education and Skills Funding Agency. It has been produced to help local authority finance officers to complete their section 251 budget returns using the COLLECT system.聽聽

Question 2

2. Expiry or review date聽

Accepted Answer

This guidance will be reviewed before March 2025.聽

Question 3

3. Who is this publication for?聽

Accepted Answer

This guidance is for local authority finance officers.聽

Question 4

4. Accessing COLLECT聽

Accepted Answer

Access to COLLECT is via DfE Sign-in.

If you do not have an account, you will need to sign up for one.聽

You can then request access to your organisation and COLLECT on the Organisations tab.

Your request will be sent to your organisation바카라 사이트檚 approvers.聽

If you have already been added to your organisation, you can request access to COLLECT on the Services tab.

If you have COLLECT access but are unable to see the budget collection, check with one of your organisation바카라 사이트檚 approvers whether you have been given access to the collection.聽

You can find out who these are on the Services tab under 바카라 사이트楽ee approvers at an organisation바카라 사이트�.

If you still need assistance, please submit a query using the Data collections service request form.

Question 5

5. Uploading an XML file聽

Accepted Answer

On the Source page click on 바카라 사이트楿pload Return from file바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트橽u003c/p>

To upload the return, click on the 바카라 사이트楤rowse바카라 사이트�바카라 사이트� button to navigate to the required XML file. You then need to select 바카라 사이트楿pload바카라 사이트� to load the data.

If data is already loaded, you will be asked if you want to overwrite it. Answering no will stop the data load, answering yes will delete the existing data and load the new data.聽

Caution: Uploading a new XML file will cause the return to be revalidated and any errors/queries will need to be addressed again.聽

Once the file has been successfully loaded the following message will appear.

The data return has now been placed in a queue to be validated. When COLLECT is busy this process may take some time and users may come back later to view any validation errors present within the return.聽

When you click on 바카라 사이트極K바카라 사이트� you will return to the 바카라 사이트楽ource page바카라 사이트� and the status will be 바카라 사이트榃aiting_for_validation바카라 사이트�. When the return reaches the front of the queue, the status on the 바카라 사이트楽ource page바카라 사이트� will change to 바카라 사이트榁alidation_in_progess바카라 사이트� and then 바카라 사이트楲oaded바카라 사이트� when it is finished.

Question 6

6. Addressing errors and queries聽

Accepted Answer

When a return has been uploaded, a number of validation checks are run against the data in that return and will trigger errors or queries.聽

All errors and queries are highlighted in red against the relevant data item.聽

Question 7

7. Viewing all errors and queries on the return聽聽

Accepted Answer

Click on 바카라 사이트楢ll Errors바카라 사이트� at the top of the screen.

You will then be shown a list of all errors and queries relating to your return. You may also find it helpful to download an error report.

Question 8

8. Correcting errors聽聽

Accepted Answer

Click on the 바카라 사이트楧etails바카라 사이트� button to see which data items the validation is checking; these will show to the right of the screen. If you click on one of the underlined fields you will be directed to the corresponding data item in the return.聽

Change the mode of the form to 바카라 사이트榚dit바카라 사이트� and then click on the data item that needs to be changed and update it.

Question 9

9. Providing clarification/supplementary information聽

Accepted Answer

If you are satisfied that the value is correct, please enter a brief but meaningful note next to the error/query (rather than 바카라 사이트極K바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트楥orrect바카라 사이트� etc.).聽

To enter a note, first click on the pen icon next to the error/query.

Then click 바카라 사이트楢dd New Note바카라 사이트�.

Type your note in the box provided and click 바카라 사이트楥reate바카라 사이트�.

You must enter a note for all errors/queries, except year-on-year queries (3.1.1 and 1007).聽

For year-on-year queries you may either enter a note or use the drop-down menu at the bottom of the screen to confirm the figure is correct.

To return to the list of errors, click on the 바카라 사이트楨rror바카라 사이트� button.

Question 10

10. Editing data within your return聽

Accepted Answer

10.1 LA Table聽

Use the blue hyperlinks at the bottom of the screen to navigate to the part of your return you wish to edit. Warning: Using the hyperlinks on the left-hand side may result in unexpected behaviour.

Change the mode of the form to 바카라 사이트榚dit바카라 사이트� and then click on the data item that needs to be changed and update it.聽

Click on 바카라 사이트榁iew바카라 사이트� followed by 바카라 사이트楧rill Up바카라 사이트� to return to the previous screen.

10.2 High Needs Places Table聽

Click on the appropriate hyperlink to take you to the High Needs Places Table.聽

Use the 바카라 사이트楨dit바카라 사이트� button to edit the data or the 바카라 사이트楢dd바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트楧elete바카라 사이트� buttons to add or remove schools from the table.

Click on 바카라 사이트榁iew바카라 사이트� followed by 바카라 사이트楧rill Up바카라 사이트� to return to the previous screen.

10.3 EY Table聽

Click on the appropriate hyperlink to take you to the required section of the EY Table.聽

Click on 바카라 사이트楥lick to view individual column descriptors바카라 사이트�. This will allow you to view the data entered for this line.

Use the 바카라 사이트楨dit바카라 사이트� button to edit the data or the 바카라 사이트楢dd바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트楧elete바카라 사이트� buttons to add or remove rows.

Click on 바카라 사이트榁iew바카라 사이트� followed by 바카라 사이트楧rill Up바카라 사이트� to return to the previous screen.

Question 11

11. Downloading reports聽

Accepted Answer

On the 바카라 사이트楽ource Page바카라 사이트�, click 바카라 사이트楲aunch Reports바카라 사이트�.

Select the relevant report and click 바카라 사이트楲aunch Report바카라 사이트�.

Export the report in the desired format.

Question 12

12. Submitting your return聽

Accepted Answer

Return to the 바카라 사이트楽ource Page바카라 사이트� by clicking on 바카라 사이트楤ack to My COLLECT page바카라 사이트� at the top of the form.

Then select 바카라 사이트楽ubmit Return바카라 사이트�.

COLLECT guidance for completing the Section 251 budget return

Applies to England

1. Summary聽

2. Expiry or review date聽

3. Who is this publication for?聽

4. Accessing COLLECT聽

5. Uploading an XML file聽

6. Addressing errors and queries聽

7. Viewing all errors and queries on the return聽聽

8. Correcting errors聽聽

9. Providing clarification/supplementary information聽

10. Editing data within your return聽

10.1 LA Table聽

10.2 High Needs Places Table聽

10.3 EY Table聽

11. Downloading reports聽

12. Submitting your return聽

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Applies to England

1. Summary聽

2. Expiry or review date聽

3. Who is this publication for?聽

4. Accessing COLLECT聽

5. Uploading an XML file聽

6. Addressing errors and queries聽

7. Viewing all errors and queries on the return聽聽

8. Correcting errors聽聽

9. Providing clarification/supplementary information聽

10. Editing data within your return聽

10.1 LA Table聽

10.2 High Needs Places Table聽

10.3 EY Table聽

11. Downloading reports聽

12. Submitting your return聽

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