SAUTR causing error on RTI

When submitting a NINO Verification Request (NVR), we received the following error:

“Invalid content found at element 'SAUTR'”

Upon checking the XML, we noticed that the <SAUTR> field was included under <EmpRefs>, which is not compatible with the HMRC-PAYE-RTI-NVR schema. After removing the UTR number from our account setup, the submission went through successfully.

Could you please check on your end and advise whether the inclusion of the SAUTR field in NVR submissions can be automatically prevented in future updates?

We’ve also noticed the SAUTR is included in P11D submissions, and a similar error was triggered during our earlier test. Given that P11D submissions will open shortly, we would appreciate it if this could be reviewed as a matter of priority. We’d expect the P11D function to work correctly without requiring manual workaround.