School attendance privacy notice

We are responsible for handling prosecution of parents for pupil absence, casework to secure attendance and requests from schools for fixed-penalty notices.

Personal information collected

• Name
• Address and contact details
• Date of birth (children)
• Family/Relationship Information
• Education Information such as pupil performance
• Financial information including receipt of benefits
• Other Agencies Involved 
• Nationality
• Equalities information
• Criminal/Prosecution Information 

Who we share the information with

• Education providers such as schools 
• Other local authorities 
• Department for Education
• HMRC
• Other Education Teams such as SEN, Educational Psychology
• Health Agencies (like the NHS or GPs)
• Ofsted 
• Police
• Judicial Agencies eg Courts 
• Council Social Care teams
• Other Public Bodies as required by law

Legislation that applies

Education Act 1996

Education (Penalty Notices) (England) Regulations 2007 and amendments

How long we keep your information:

7 years from case closure on attendance files

2 years from case closure on fixed-penalty notices