diff --git a/app/validators/metadata_validator.py b/app/validators/metadata_validator.py
index b7fdb7ee..8201fa21 100644
--- a/app/validators/metadata_validator.py
+++ b/app/validators/metadata_validator.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def validate_mandatory(self):
         # ru_name required for template rendering in business, default and NI theme
         required_metadata_names = []
 
-        if self.theme_name in ["business", "default", "northernireland"]:
+        if self.theme_name in ["business", "default", "northernireland", "beis"]:
             required_metadata_names.extend(["user_id", "period_id", "ru_name"])
 
         for metadata_name in required_metadata_names:
diff --git a/schemas/questionnaire_v1.json b/schemas/questionnaire_v1.json
index 32154ab2..6ca8f186 100644
--- a/schemas/questionnaire_v1.json
+++ b/schemas/questionnaire_v1.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         "default",
         "health",
         "northernireland",
+        "beis",
         "census",
         "census-nisra"
       ]