Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 17942

Pupils: Absenteeism

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 3 August 2026

Question

Dan Norris

Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fixed penalty notices for school absences were issued in Bath, North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire in the last academic year.

Answer

Paul Waugh

For unauthorised school absences during the 2024/25 academic year, Bath and North East Somerset issued 1,014 penalty notices and South Gloucestershire issued 2,043 penalty notices.A new national framework for penalty notices came into effect from August 2...

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