Question follow-through · 27346
Pupils: Absenteeism
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.
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
- 4 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2026
Question tabled
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.
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2026
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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