Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 44616
Pupils: Absenteeism
Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Nadia Whittome
Labour — Nottingham East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including absences for religious observances within the category of absences entitled unable to attend school because of unavoidable cause.
Answer
Stephen MorganThe department does not currently have plans to reclassify absences for religious observance.The law recognises that absences for a small number of circumstances, including for religious observance, are allowable. Where parents choose not to send their ch...
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