In this guide, we will cover how to resolve the School Census Error 4040
SPRING RETURN ONLY
DfE Validation:
- <YoungCarer> must be present and a valid value
DfE Explanation:
- Young carer indicator is missing or invalid
Read Guidance:
- For further guidance on Bromcom Census see here
THE EXAMPLES AND SCREENSHOTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY
The Young Carer Indicator in the Student Profile>Edit Student Details>Additional Details defaults to Not Declared. In the event of Error 4040 you will need to click save to re-save the Student Record.
Go to Students>Profile>Edit Student Details
![](https://d3kchveacp7yrb.cloudfront.net/2023/01/h3Qx1uwn-image.png)
Choose the Additional Details tab and click Save even in the event the Young Carer Indicator drop down is Not declared.
![](https://d3kchveacp7yrb.cloudfront.net/2023/01/uBXPyXcA-image.png)
IMPORTANT in order for the resolved error/query to be removed from the list of errors/queries you would need to generate a new Census return and remember to use save & validate for the errors/queries to update/clear.