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Truancy: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of prosecutions for child truancy from school on mothers.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
25 Jun 2025 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of prosecutions for child truancy from school on mothers.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Absence is one of the biggest barriers to success for children and young people. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, limiting their opportunity to succeed. This government is committed to imp...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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