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Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 October 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 October 2015. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Friday, 30 October 2015 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Truancy: Pendle

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents were fined for taking children out of school early or for their children's truancy in Pendle in each of the past three years.

Answer

The Department for Education does not hold information on the number of penalty notices (fines) issued to parents for school attendance offences in Pendle.

The department collects and publishes local authority level annual data on the number of penalty notices issued to parents, for offences relating to Section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996. The department does not collect data regarding fines issued by the courts on this matter. The most recent data published by the department is for the academic year 2012/13.

The number of penalty notices issued in Lancashire in 2011/12 and 2012/13 can be viewed at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/parental-responsibility-measures-academic-year-2012-to-2013


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13055
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Fines Parents Truancy Pendle
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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