Question follow-through · 4335
Pupils: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fines were issued to parents for taking children on holiday during term time at (a) independent and (b) maintained schools in the last year.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fines were issued to parents for taking children on holiday during term time at (a) independent and (b) maintained schools in the last year.
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2024
Answer published
The department collects information from local authorities on penalty notices issued for unauthorised absence. This is published in the statistical release on Parental Responsibility Measures, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics....
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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