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Dept for Education and Skills

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Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the level of secondary school truancy was in (a) the constituency of Romford and (b) each other London borough in 2002/03. [136472] Mr. Ivan Lewis: The percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in secondary schools in Romford was 0.9 per cent. in 2002/03. This shows no change from the 2001/02 level. Truancy in London secondary schools fell to 1.3 per cent. in 2002/03 from 1.5 per cent. in 2001/02. This is equivalent to a reduction of some 700 truants. Information for all London boroughs, including the levels of truancy in 2001/02, is shown in the table. Percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in maintained secondary schools in London, 2001/02 and 2002/03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2002/03 2001/02 Barking and Dagenham 1.9 2.0 Barnet 1.0 0.9 Bexley 0.7 1.2 Brent 0.8 0.7 Bromley 1.1 1.1 Camden 1.6 1.4 Croydon 1.1 0.7 Ealing 0.9 1.0 Enfield 1.9 1.9 Greenwich 2.4 2.5 Hackney 2.1 2.6 Hammersmith and Fulham 1.8 1.8 Haringey 2.2 2.4 Harrow 0.5 0.7 Havering 0.6 0.6 Hillingdon 1.6 1.5 Hounslow 1.0 1.1 Islington 1.5 1.7 Kensington and Chelsea 1.7 1.9 Kingston-upon-Thames 0.5 0.6 Lambeth 0.6 1.0 Lewisham 2.2 2.7 Merton 1.3 1.2 Newham 1.6 2.1 Redbridge 0.7 0.7 Richmond-upon-Thames 2.1 2.5 Southwark 1.8 1.7 Sutton 0.7 0.9 Tower Hamlets 2.0 2.4 Waltham Forest 1.4 1.7 Wandsworth 1.6 1.3 Westminster, City of 1.6 1.8 London 1.3 1.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

136472; 413 c227-8W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Greater London Truancy Romford

Contains statistics

Yes

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