School attendance
Penalty notices
A system of penalty notices has been introduced. These are used as an alternative to prosecution in the Court.
They are used in a range of situations where unauthorised absence from school happens, such as:
- truancy, including pupils found on the street during the school day without permission
- inappropriate parentally condoned absence which have not been authorised by the school, such as holidays in term time
The penalty notice requires the parent to pay a fixed penalty of £120 within 28 days of issue, discounted to £60 if paid within 21 days of issue.
Those who do not pay the full amount within 28 days are prosecuted in the Magistrates Court.
For more information, see the Code of conduct for education related penalty notices.
View the Attendance Monitoring Team privacy notice.