Data for the three most recent full academic year for which you hold records, relating to school attendance enforcement
Received: 20 February 2026
1. Penalty notices (fines)Please provide:a) The total number of penalty notices issued for school attendance offences.b) The number of individual parents who received:exactly one penalty notice, exactly two penalty notices, three or more penalty notices2. Escalation to prosecutionPlease provide:a) The number of parents whose case was escalated to prosecution under Section 444(1) or Section 444(1A) of the Education Act 1996.b) The number of parents who were eligible for prosecution (e.g., unpaid penalty notice or continued unauthorised absence) but whose case did not proceed, and the reasons recorded.c) The number of parents who were pending prosecution at the end of each academic year.Please confirm:a) Whether the local authority maintains an internal record of repeat penalty notice recipients.b) Whether you hold any internal guidance or policy documents on escalation thresholds (e.g., when a second or third fine triggers legal action). If so, please provide these documents.
Outcome / Documents
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