Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 1391

Truancy: Prosecutions

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 31 July 2024

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many single justice procedure notices issued by local authorities for truancy relating to a child (a) with and (b) without special educational needs have been prosecuted in each of the last five years.

Answer

Heidi Alexander
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions for truancy offences, however, information held centrally does not include whether the prosecution was processed through the Single Justice Procedure, or if the offence related to a chil...

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