Question follow-through · 122383
Pupils: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will review the statutory guidance on school attendance to allow exemptions for term-time holidays for children in foster care with complex needs and SEND when travel during peak holiday periods is
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will review the statutory guidance on school attendance to allow exemptions for term-time holidays for children in foster care with complex needs and SEND when travel during peak holiday periods is
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2026
Answer published
There are currently no plans to review our approach to term-time holidays. Schools may grant a leave of absence for exceptional circumstances at their discretion by judging each application on the specific facts. However, generally a holiday would not con...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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