Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 85054
Pupils: Absenteeism
Tabled: 24 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Question
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat — Chichester
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.
Answer
Olivia BaileyTackling absence is central to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Thanks to the efforts of schools and local authorities, attendance is moving in the right direction. Children attended over 5.3 million additional days in the 2...
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