Interpret the Qualifier Codes
When a check result for Free School Meals or Two Year Old Funding returns a status of Not Found, a qualifier is also returned. The qualifier is interpreted and presented to the person carrying out the check on the Eligibility Result page:
- In the messages displayed whenever an ECS check is performed.
- In templates for system messages generated when an ECS check is performed.
- To administrators as part of the request help process following an unsuccessful ECS check.
The following tables show how the qualifier is interpreted:
| Qualifier | Interpretation |
| Final | The check result stands and no further action is required. |
| Pending | The information to process the check is not yet available and could take up to 6 weeks. The check should be periodically re-run. |
| No Trace | Details entered may be incorrect. The parent should re-enter their details. |
| Manual Process | The parent should provide further evidence and the LA should raise a manual query on the ECS web portal. |
| Manual Query |
Additional qualifiers for Two Year Old Funding
| Qualifier | Interpretation |
| Found Pre-Thresholds | For both of these qualifiers, the child’s Date of Birth is checked. If the child is born on or before 31/12/2015, the child is eligible and a Not Found result is converted to Found. Otherwise the result should stay as Not Found. |
| Found Pre-Thresholds Manual Process |
The text displayed when the parent is sent a message by the Local Authority is configurable in the Citizen portal via General Administration | Edit Resources. Select Markdown | Text Blocks from the Resource Configuration description drop-down and enter Guidance_ECS in the filter:
