- Request
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1. How much were parents fined over the last three academic years for taking their children out of school during term-time? Can you please separate the figures into primary and secondary.
2. Over the last three academic years what was the number of penalty notices issued for unauthorised absence from school. Can you please separate the figures into primary and secondary?
3. How many parents were prosecuted in court for taking their children out of school during term time over the last three academic years?
To confirm, I would like this information to cover the period from September 2018 up until September 2021
- Decision
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1.
Primary 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Fines £89,680.00 £37,190.00 £18,720.00 Secondary Fines £45,448.00 £26,346.00 £5,280.00 2.
Primary 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Unauthorised Holiday 2084 824 239 Secondary Unauthorised Holiday 669 588 160 Primary 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Persistent Absence 176 43 50 Secondary Persistent Absence 154 145 116 3.
Primary 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Prosecutions 91 131 27 Secondary Prosecutions 82 100 38 - Reference number
- 2586713
- Date request received
- 12 October 2021
- Date of decision
- 27 October 2021