Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Pupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the reasons cited by parents for absences that subsequently resulted in Fixed Penalty Notices.
Answer: In the 2024/2025 academic year, 93% of penalty notices were issued for unauthorised family holidays. This is an increase of 4% compared to the previous year. A further 0.3% were issued for lateness and the remaining 7% for other unauthorised circumstances...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school attendance Fixed Penalty Notices issued in the most recent year for which data is available were preceded by documented support interventions under the Department's suppor
Answer: The department does not collect data on the support interventions undertaken before individual penalty notices are issued. The government’s approach is that schools and local authorities should work with families to understand and address the barriers to ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is for concluding that Fixed Penalty Notices for school attendance offences improve long-term pupil attendance.
Answer: The causes of school absence are complex and penalty notices are one part of a wider toolkit to help ensure children receive the education they are entitled to. The government remains committed to a support-first approach, with enforcement only used in ca...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
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