Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 24478
Pupils: Absenteeism
Tabled: 1 May 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dan Jarvis
Labour — Barnsley North
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that changes to parent fines for missing school do not unintentionally impact children who are absent from school due to prolonged illness.
Answer
Damian HindsLegislation and the government’s ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ guidance state that a penalty notice can only be issued when the absence constitutes an offence under section 444 of the Education Act 1997. Where a pupil cannot attend due t...
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