To find out what data bodies in England are required to send, refer to the 'Data requirements' table below. There is a separate data specification for each data set collected for the National Fraud Initiative. These specifications can be accessed from the 'Detailed data specifications' table below.
| Body |
Core¹ (where applicable) |
- London Borough Councils;
- Greater London Authorities and associated bodies;
- Metropolitan Borough Councils;
- County Councils (including Schools);
- Unitary Authorities;
- District/ Borough Councils (including any Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) and Joint Committees)
|
- Payroll and pensions payroll
- Trade creditors' payment history and standing data
- Housing
- Housing benefits²
- Council tax
- Electoral register
- Students eligible for a loan³
- Private supported care home residents
- Transport passes and permits (including residents' parking, blue badges and concessionary travel)
- Insurance claimants
- Licences - Market trader/operator, Taxi driver and (new) Personal licences to supply alcohol.
|
- Probation Boards/Trusts;
- Passenger Transport Executives/Authorities;
- National Park Authorities;
- Waste Regulation or Disposal Authorities;
- Drainage Boards
|
- Payroll (and pensions payroll)
- Trade creditors payment history and standing data
|
- Police Authorities;
- Fire and Civil Defence Authorities
|
- Payroll (and pensions payroll)
- Trade creditors payment history and standing data
|
| Pension Authorities |
- Payroll and pensions payroll
- Trade creditors payment history and standing data
|
- Strategic Health Authorities;
- Primary Care Trusts;
- NHS Trusts
|
- Payroll (and pensions payroll)
- Trade creditors payment history and standing data
|
| Foundation Trusts |
- Payroll (and pensions payroll)
- Trade creditors payment history and standing data
|
| Housing associations |
- Payroll
- Housing
- Trade creditors payment history and standing data
|
| Private sector pension schemes |
- Pensions payroll (including deferred pensions)
|
| Public sector non audited bodies |
- Pensions payroll (including deferred pensions)
|
| Central government departments |
- Payroll
- Trade creditors payment history and standing data
|
¹ - Data should only be provided from agencies where it has been previously authorised by that organisation
² - Provided by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
³ - Provided by Student Loan Company (SLC)
| Data specification |
Update for 2008/09 |
| Payroll (Word, 93Kb) |
There are revised comments against the 'Department code' field.
An additional flag can be supplied in the 'fulltime/part time flag' field to enable Casual/As and when staff to be identified. |
| Pensions (Word, 105Kb) |
Data is now required in three separate files to make the use of the Data File Upload (DFU) facility more straightforward.
An 'Injury pension flag' field has been added to identify pensioners in receipt of enhanced pensions (applies to police and fire authorities only). |
| Trade creditors payment history (Word, 76Kb) |
A 'Site ID' field has been added. |
| Trade creditors standing data (Word, 86Kb) |
A 'Site ID' field has been added. |
| Housing (Word, 97Kb) |
Data is now required in two separate files to make the use of the Data File Upload (DFU) facility more straightforward. |
| Council Tax (Word, 110Kb) |
Not required until 2009 |
| Electoral register (Word, 80Kb) |
Not required until 2009 |
| Insurance claimants (Word, 107Kb) |
An 'Expected cost' field has been added.
The 'Total cost' field has been renamed 'Actual cost' and revised comments have been added. |
| Private supported care home residents (Word, 83Kb) |
No change |
| Transport passes and permits (Word, 105Kb) |
Data is now required in three separate files to make the use of the Data File Upload (DFU) facility more straightforward.
Fields for 'Pass/permit number' and 'Vehicle registration number' have been added to the blue badges and residents parking data specification. |
| Licences (Word, 100Kb) |
Data is now required in three separate files to make the use of the Data File Upload (DFU) facility more straightforward.
This specification has been extended to include data in respect of licences to supply alcohol.
A new ‘Premises name’ field has been added. |
| Data specification |
Change |
| Payroll |
Clarification on 'Bank account' field |
| Pensions |
Clarification on 'Date started pension' field |
| Trade creditors standing data |
Clarification on 'Bank account' field |
| Housing |
Clarification on data required |
| Council tax |
Guidance clarified |
| Electoral register |
Guidance clarified |
| Transport passes and permits |
Clarification on 'National insurance number' field |
| Licenses |
Clarification on 'Premises name' field |
The secure electronic upload facility should be used to submit data direct from local computers. This facility is contained within the existing secure NFI web application (https://www.nfi.gov.uk). This connection provides 128 bit Secure Sockets Layer encryption and enables password protection. Full details about how to use the secure data upload facility are available. Before downloading data you should refer to our data download instructions.
If you require any further guidance on extracting, downloading or submitting data contact the NFI Data Centre (Synectics Solutions Ltd) via email (nationalfraudinitiative@nfi.gov.uk) or call 01782 664066 or 01782 664057.
