Guidance

LRS maintenance schedule for 2024

Updated 22 December 2023

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

The table below details proposed maintenance windows for the LRS Organisation Portal and compatibility environments. This is to be used for application releases, operational changes and any essential work needed to maintain or improve the service.

1. Key

Type Description Outage Frequency (Month) Hours
Maintenance downtime Tentative*1 Full outage • Approx. between two and three releases a month (Production)

• Approx. twice a month (Compatibility)
1300-0800hrs the next morning

08:00-0800hrs the next morning
Ad-hoc Maintenance Downtime   Full outage Additional maintenance window added 13.00-0800hrs the next working day
Maintenance Window Tentative*1 Full outage Ad hoc 2000hrs Friday - 0800hrs Monday

Tentative*1 These are placeholders and the system will only be taken offline when a full outage is required.

Note: We will endeavour to complete our activities within these agreed dates, however, there may be occasions where it is necessary to implement further change windows outside of this schedule.

Month Description LRS Organisation Portal Compatibility
January Maintenance Downtime 23 25
February Maintenance Downtime 20 22
March Maintenance Downtime 19 21
April Maintenance Downtime 02 04
  Maintenance Downtime 16 18
  Maintenance Downtime 30  
May Maintenance Downtime   02
  Maintenance Downtime 14 16
  Maintenance Downtime 28 30
June Maintenance Downtime 25 27
July Maintenance Downtime 09 11
  Maintenance Downtime 23 25
August Maintenance Downtime 07 (Wed) 08
  Change freeze for GQ awarding period (10th August to 13th September)    
September Change freeze for GQ awarding period (10th August to 13th September)    
  Maintenance Downtime 17 19
October Maintenance Downtime 01 03
  Maintenance Downtime 29 31
November Maintenance Downtime 12 14
  Maintenance Downtime 26 28
December Maintenance Downtime 10 12