Added 2022 collection deadlines to ‘Important dates’. Updated ‘Collection documents’ with new technical specification for 2022 and removed the link for the guide for local authorities.

Added the guide for local authorities to the collection documents.

2021 collection deadlines added in the Important dates section. Collection documents updated with new technical specification for 2021 and the links removed for the guide for local authorities and XML generator.

Added link to the guide for local authorities completing the school preference data collections 2020.

Added link to ‘School preference data collections 2020: XML generator’.

Updated page for 2020 school preference collections.

Added link to school preference data collections 2019 guide.

Updated ‘Submit your data section’ and DfE Sign-in help links.

Updated COLLECT link from secure access to DfE sign in.

Updated the ‘Important dates’ section and added a link to the technical specification.

Added link to school preference data collections 2018 guide.

Added 2017 to 2018 collection deadlines and specification for 2018.

Added a link to the 2017 school preference data guide for local authorities.

Added link to new generic COLLECT guides for schools and local authorities.

Added 2017 collection deadlines and the ‘School preference (child level) data collection 2017’.

Added links to COLLECT and local authority guides for 2016.

Added link to ‘School preference data collections 2016: technical specification’ and added collection dates for 2016.

Added ‘School preference data collections 2015: guide’, ‘School preference data collections 2015: COLLECT guide’ and ‘School preference data collections 2015: XML generator’.

Updated the ‘important dates’ and ‘collection documents’ sections to include guidance for the 2015 school preference data collection.

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