diff --git a/cmat/clinvar_xml_io/clinical_classification.py b/cmat/clinvar_xml_io/clinical_classification.py
index dd99e5dc..33feaa18 100644
--- a/cmat/clinvar_xml_io/clinical_classification.py
+++ b/cmat/clinvar_xml_io/clinical_classification.py
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 from cmat.clinvar_xml_io.xml_parsing import find_mandatory_unique_element, find_optional_unique_element
 
 
+class MultipleClinicalClassificationsError(NotImplementedError):
+    # Raised when we encounter multiples of clinical classifications or their attributes when not expected.
+    # This is new as of ClinVar XSD V2 and will be supported at some point in the future.
+    pass
+
+
 class ClinicalClassification:
 
     # A score for the review status of the assigned clinical significance ranges from 0 to 4 and corresponds to the
@@ -29,7 +35,8 @@ def __init__(self, class_xml, clinvar_record):
         self.class_xml = class_xml
         self.clinvar_record = clinvar_record
         self.xsd_version = clinvar_record.xsd_version
-        # TODO log the type somewhere....
+        # Type of clinical classification: germline, somatic, or oncogenicity
+        self.type = class_xml.tag
 
     @property
     def last_evaluated_date(self):
@@ -45,8 +52,7 @@ def review_status(self):
         """Return a review status text for the assigned clinical significance. See score_map above for the list of
         possible values."""
         review_status = find_mandatory_unique_element(self.class_xml, './ReviewStatus').text
-        # TODO replace this assert with something less crash-y
-        # assert review_status in self.score_map, f'Unknown review status {review_status} in RCV {self.accession}'
+        assert review_status in self.score_map, f'Unknown review status {review_status} in RCV {self.accession}'
         return review_status
 
     @property
@@ -60,8 +66,8 @@ def clinical_significance_raw(self):
         try:
             return find_mandatory_unique_element(self.class_xml, './Description').text
         except AssertionError as e:
-            # TODO log
-            return None
+            raise MultipleClinicalClassificationsError(f'Found multiple descriptions for one ClinicalClassification in '
+                                      f'{self.clinvar_record.accession}')
 
     @property
     def clinical_significance_list(self):
diff --git a/cmat/clinvar_xml_io/clinvar_record.py b/cmat/clinvar_xml_io/clinvar_record.py
index ffbb906e..72c28cb4 100644
--- a/cmat/clinvar_xml_io/clinvar_record.py
+++ b/cmat/clinvar_xml_io/clinvar_record.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ElementTree
 from xml.dom import minidom
 
-from cmat.clinvar_xml_io.clinical_classification import ClinicalClassification
+from cmat.clinvar_xml_io.clinical_classification import ClinicalClassification, MultipleClinicalClassificationsError
 from cmat.clinvar_xml_io.clinvar_measure import ClinVarRecordMeasure
 from cmat.clinvar_xml_io.clinvar_trait import ClinVarTrait
 from cmat.clinvar_xml_io.xml_parsing import find_elements, find_optional_unique_element, \
@@ -119,34 +119,34 @@ def valid_allele_origins(self):
 
     # The following properties are maintained for backwards compatibility, but are only present for a ClinVarRecord
     # if there is exactly one ClinicalClassification for the record.
-    # Otherwise these are best taken from the ClinicalClassification objects directly.
+    # Otherwise these should be taken from the ClinicalClassification objects directly.
 
     @property
     def last_evaluated_date(self):
         if len(self.clinical_classifications) > 1:
-            return None
+            raise MultipleClinicalClassificationsError(f'Found multiple ClinicalClassifications for {self.accession}')
         return self.clinical_classifications[0].last_evaluated_date
 
     @property
     def review_status(self):
         if len(self.clinical_classifications) > 1:
-            return None
+            raise MultipleClinicalClassificationsError(f'Found multiple ClinicalClassifications for {self.accession}')
         return self.clinical_classifications[0].review_status
 
     @property
     def score(self):
         if len(self.clinical_classifications) > 1:
-            return None
+            raise MultipleClinicalClassificationsError(f'Found multiple ClinicalClassifications for {self.accession}')
         return self.clinical_classifications[0].score
 
     @property
     def clinical_significance_list(self):
         if len(self.clinical_classifications) > 1:
-            return None
+            raise MultipleClinicalClassificationsError(f'Found multiple ClinicalClassifications for {self.accession}')
         return self.clinical_classifications[0].clinical_significance_list
 
     @property
     def valid_clinical_significances(self):
         if len(self.clinical_classifications) > 1:
-            return None
+            raise MultipleClinicalClassificationsError(f'Found multiple ClinicalClassifications for {self.accession}')
         return self.clinical_classifications[0].valid_clinical_significances
diff --git a/cmat/output_generation/clinvar_to_evidence_strings.py b/cmat/output_generation/clinvar_to_evidence_strings.py
index b1cb25c2..a9c4c16c 100644
--- a/cmat/output_generation/clinvar_to_evidence_strings.py
+++ b/cmat/output_generation/clinvar_to_evidence_strings.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import jsonschema
 
 from cmat.clinvar_xml_io import ClinVarDataset
+from cmat.clinvar_xml_io.clinical_classification import MultipleClinicalClassificationsError
 from cmat.output_generation import consequence_type as CT
 from cmat.output_generation.report import Report
 
@@ -77,6 +78,15 @@ def clinvar_to_evidence_strings(string_to_efo_mappings, variant_to_gene_mappings
 
         # Catch any exceptions for this record so we can continue processing.
         try:
+            # Failure mode 0 (skip). Contains multiple clinical classification annotations.
+            # This is new as of V2 of the ClinVar XSD and should definitely be supported at some point,
+            # but as it can cause parsing complications we catch these cases first.
+            # See GH issue for context: https://github.com/EBIvariation/CMAT/issues/396
+            if len(clinvar_record.clinical_classifications) > 1:
+                logger.warning(f'Found multiple clinical classifications in record {clinvar_record.accession}')
+                report.clinvar_skip_multiple_clinical_classifications += 1
+                continue
+
             # Failure mode 1 (fatal). A ClinVar record contains no valid traits (traits which have at least one valid,
             # potentially mappable name).
             if not clinvar_record.traits_with_valid_names:
@@ -153,6 +163,11 @@ def clinvar_to_evidence_strings(string_to_efo_mappings, variant_to_gene_mappings
             report.complete_evidence_string_count += complete_evidence_strings_generated
             report.evidence_string_count += evidence_strings_generated
 
+        except MultipleClinicalClassificationsError as mcce:
+            # Ensure we catch any of these that fall through (e.g. from multiple description text)
+            logger.error(str(mcce))
+            report.clinvar_skip_multiple_clinical_classifications += 1
+
         except Exception as e:
             # We catch exceptions but record when one is thrown, so that the pipeline will crash after processing all
             # records and printing the report.
diff --git a/cmat/output_generation/report.py b/cmat/output_generation/report.py
index b2403c7b..714a502e 100644
--- a/cmat/output_generation/report.py
+++ b/cmat/output_generation/report.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def __init__(self, trait_mappings=None, consequence_mappings=None):
         self.clinvar_skip_no_functional_consequences = 0
         self.clinvar_skip_missing_efo_mapping = 0
         self.clinvar_skip_invalid_evidence_string = 0
+        self.clinvar_skip_multiple_clinical_classifications = 0
         self.clinvar_done_one_complete_evidence_string = 0
         self.clinvar_done_multiple_complete_evidence_strings = 0
         self.clinvar_fatal = 0
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ def compute_record_tallies(self):
         """Compute tallies of records fatal/skipped/done based on the more granular counts."""
         self.clinvar_fatal = self.clinvar_fatal_no_valid_traits + self.clinvar_fatal_no_clinical_significance
         self.clinvar_skipped = (self.clinvar_skip_unsupported_variation + self.clinvar_skip_no_functional_consequences +
-                                self.clinvar_skip_missing_efo_mapping + self.clinvar_skip_invalid_evidence_string)
+                                self.clinvar_skip_missing_efo_mapping + self.clinvar_skip_invalid_evidence_string +
+                                self.clinvar_skip_multiple_clinical_classifications)
         self.clinvar_done = (self.clinvar_done_one_complete_evidence_string +
                              self.clinvar_done_multiple_complete_evidence_strings)
 
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ def print_report(self):
                     No functional consequences\t{self.clinvar_skip_no_functional_consequences}
                     Missing EFO mapping\t{self.clinvar_skip_missing_efo_mapping}
                     Invalid evidence string\t{self.clinvar_skip_invalid_evidence_string}
+                    Multiple clinical classifications\t{self.clinvar_skip_multiple_clinical_classifications}
                 Done: Generated at least one complete evidence string\t{self.clinvar_done}
                     One complete evidence string\t{self.clinvar_done_one_complete_evidence_string}
                     Multiple complete evidence strings\t{self.clinvar_done_multiple_complete_evidence_strings}
diff --git a/tests/clinvar_xml_io/resources/multiple_classifications.xml.gz b/tests/clinvar_xml_io/resources/multiple_classifications.xml.gz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72bb2c3f
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diff --git a/tests/clinvar_xml_io/resources/test_clinvar_dataset.xml.gz b/tests/clinvar_xml_io/resources/test_clinvar_dataset.xml.gz
index f00d34bf..ba6271fd 100644
Binary files a/tests/clinvar_xml_io/resources/test_clinvar_dataset.xml.gz and b/tests/clinvar_xml_io/resources/test_clinvar_dataset.xml.gz differ
diff --git a/tests/clinvar_xml_io/test_clinvar_record.py b/tests/clinvar_xml_io/test_clinvar_record.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0db57f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/clinvar_xml_io/test_clinvar_record.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+from cmat.clinvar_xml_io import ClinVarDataset
+from cmat.clinvar_xml_io.clinical_classification import MultipleClinicalClassificationsError
+
+resources_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'resources')
+
+
+def test_multiple_clinical_classifications_record():
+    # input dataset with only one record
+    input_file = os.path.join(resources_dir, 'multiple_classifications.xml.gz')
+    record = next(iter(ClinVarDataset(input_file)))
+
+    assert len(record.clinical_classifications) == 2
+    assert set(cc.type for cc in record.clinical_classifications) == {'GermlineClassification', 'SomaticClinicalImpact'}
+    with pytest.raises(MultipleClinicalClassificationsError):
+        print(record.valid_clinical_significances)
diff --git a/tests/clinvar_xml_io/test_xml_parsing.py b/tests/clinvar_xml_io/test_xml_parsing.py
index 3b734e06..6ac96677 100644
--- a/tests/clinvar_xml_io/test_xml_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/clinvar_xml_io/test_xml_parsing.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ def test_parse_header_attributes():
     input_file = os.path.join(resources_dir, 'test_clinvar_dataset.xml.gz')
     header_attr = parse_header_attributes(input_file)
     assert header_attr['Dated'] == '2023-02-22'
-    assert header_attr['xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation'] == 'http://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/clinvar/xsd_public/clinvar_public_1.60.xsd'
+    assert header_attr['xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation'] == 'https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/clinvar/xsd_public/RCV/ClinVar_RCV_2.0.xsd'