How to Submit a Request for Change

To propose a change to the ILR, a Request for Change form needs to be submitted to the information authority. The form asks for a brief business case to clarify the objectives of the change and the benefits it will bring to the FE system as a whole. The completed Request for Change form should be emailed to cst@theia.org.uk. 

 2011/12 ILR Request for Change form (58Kb)

General guidance and an example request

The example Request for Change form below gives an idea of what is expected. You should aim to provide sufficient detail to enable the secretariat to apply the assessment criteria to your request. There is also some general guidance that we suggest you take into consideration if you are thinking of submitting a request.

Talk to the information authority as early as possible
Before you write your change request the secretariat will be happy to discuss your future data needs with you. Any initial concerns or similar requests can be flagged up at an early stage.

Don’t spend too much time working on a technical solution
Ideas that you have on possible solutions will be helpful but the information authority will work on developing the preferred solution.

Be clear about what you want the change to achieve
By thinking about what you want to do with the data, consideration can be given to what reports will be needed and what quality of data is required to make the change a success.

Attach any relevant reference material, background information, policy documents, etc.
This will help the information authority secretariat understand why the change request has been submitted.

Do provide definitions of any key terms mentioned in your request
In previous years there have been delays with some requests because some of the key terms are not defined. For example for the 2009/10 ILR, one request required ‘volunteers’ to be defined.

 Example of a completed 2011/12 Request for Change form (56Kb)