Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 50754
Absenteeism: Fines
Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 30 May 2025
Question
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the system of fining parents for taking their children out of school; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this system on famili
Answer
Stephen MorganTackling absence is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. We are facing an absence epidemic, with one in five children persistently absent. These figures are higher for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.The ...
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