What's New
This release includes the following updates:
School Workforce Census (SWC) 2026 — updated reference data, census period and validation rules
P11D Car Benefit — corrected benefit-in-kind rate card for the 2025/26 tax year
P11D Online Submission — resolved a submission failure affecting certain configurations
Bug fixes and security enhancements
School Workforce Census 2026 Updates
What was the challenge?
Each year's statutory workforce census carries its own reference dates, collection period and validation rules. The platform needed updating to reflect the 2026 requirements ahead of the return window opening.
What's changed?
Updated SWC 2026 reference data: Reference dates, census period and validation rules for the 2026 School Workforce Census (SWC) have been updated in line with the latest DfE specification.
FE Workforce Export roll-forward: The Further Education workforce export has been rolled forward to support the 2026 collection period.
Benefits
Customers can generate compliant SWC returns for the 2026 collection period without manual workarounds.
Reduces the risk of rejected or invalid statutory submissions.
Security Improvements
This release includes proactive security remediation work across the platform.
ID | Title | Resolution | Action Required |
Multiple (2 items) | Security vulnerability remediation | As part of our ongoing proactive security scanning, we identified and remediated vulnerabilities in SelectHR Version 4, including dependency upgrades to patched versions and hardening of code patterns flagged as potential risks. | No action required |
Bug Fixes
This release includes the following bug fixes and minor improvements to system stability, performance and usability.
ID | Title | Resolution | Action Required |
2382421 | P11D — Car Benefit rate card incorrect for 2025/26 | Fixed the benefit-in-kind rate card for the 2025/26 tax year. Rates had been carrying over from 2024/25 and needed to be updated across the relevant categories. | No action required |
2418285 | P11D Online Submission failing | Resolved a submission failure affecting P11D online filing in certain system configurations. | No action required |
2406778 | Modern authentication emails sent without formatting | Updated email formatting when using modern authentication so that emails are always submitted as HTML, matching the behaviour of other authentication providers. | No action required |
2403490 | Error saving AD Sync mappings in Admin Tool | Fixed an application configuration issue that prevented Active Directory Sync mappings from being saved correctly in the Admin Tool. | No action required |
2412592 | Consolidation error: workflow failed validation | Resolved an error that caused a workflow validation failure during system consolidation processing. | No action required |
2526910 | Tabs missing after original licence expiry date | Fixed an issue where product tabs disappeared after the original licence expiry date had passed. | No action required |
2101448 | Error when managing invites with advanced authentication enabled | Fixed an error that occurred when managing invites on organisations that have advanced authentication features enabled. | No action required |
Deployment
For Hosted customers, updates are applied to your SelectHR environment during October 2026. No action is required to receive this release.
Test systems: you will receive a notification via email confirming dates and times.
Live systems: you will receive a notification via email confirming dates and times.
Your schedule will be visible in the Admin Zone of your system.