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CANDIDATE A: ENGLAND NATIONAL-LEG CHECK   20260920_1905   TOOL_VERSION 2026-09-20-candA-ps2-england-a
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started            : 2026-09-20 17:50:28
python             : 3.12.3
script sha256      : 7f72bc55b281a44ce1dfcf1a430d57eb18b9a18b32b4e416305e9300ee5bb091
PS2 file           : /home/claude/mhclg/PS2_data_-_open_data_table__202603_.csv
PS2 sha256         : 2bfd2293b5354bd39f07039206f604ac6b613ac94b1211c82371e27933a650bf -> MATCH
comparator         : PS2-CORE = major + minor + change of use + householder; granted/(granted+refused); UNCHANGED from the London check
England cohort     : sum of every authority row present in each quarter (all E-coded); no imputation; Q1+Q2+Q3+Q4
pre-fixed ruling   : |move| <= 2.0pp VALIDATED; <= 3.0pp PLAUSIBLY BROADLY FLAT (report exact); > 3.0pp STOP

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ENGLAND 2021
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rows per quarter   : Q1 327, Q2 322, Q3 322, Q4 322
non-E-coded rows   : 0 
PS2-CORE           : decisions 387,474  granted 340,558  refused 46,916  rate 87.89%
PS2-ALL (reference): decisions 426,482  granted 376,468  refused 50,014  rate 88.27%

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ENGLAND 2025
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rows per quarter   : Q1 310, Q2 310, Q3 310, Q4 310
non-E-coded rows   : 0 
PS2-CORE           : decisions 262,197  granted 227,166  refused 35,031  rate 86.64%
PS2-ALL (reference): decisions 300,604  granted 261,637  refused 38,967  rate 87.04%

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MOVEMENT AND RULING
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official England PS2-CORE move : -1.25pp  (87.89% -> 86.64%)
official England PS2-ALL move  : -1.24pp  (88.27% -> 87.04%)  reference only
PlanningLens clean panel (135) : +0.82pp  (84.81% -> 85.63%)
VERDICT (pre-fixed thresholds) : FLAT NATIONAL LEG VALIDATED

finished           : 2026-09-20 17:50:29
json               : /home/claude/out/run_england/pl_candA_ps2_england_20260920_1905_results.json  sha256 19feab5489837ea508d0abcf286cf0cc2730d6c5cc1f6419cb80f32ead3a29b4
nothing under the PlanningLens repository was read or modified