Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 4335

Pupils: Absenteeism

Tabled: 5 September 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Sir Desmond Swayne

ConservativeNew Forest West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fines were issued to parents for taking children on holiday during term time at (a) independent and (b) maintained schools in the last year.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The department collects information from local authorities on penalty notices issued for unauthorised absence. This is published in the statistical release on Parental Responsibility Measures, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics....

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