School non-attendance

06 May 2022

Your request

For ease of access, please fill out your answers to each of these six questions (labelled Q1 – Q6) in the template Excel sheet attached, and reply with a completed copy.

Each question’s dataset should be broken down into four academic years (Sept – July): 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-Easter 2022. This is reflected in the template Excel sheet.

Please find the questions in full below:

Q1. How many parenting orders have been issued for non attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows:

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021 – Easter 22

Q2. How many education supervision orders have been issued for non attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows:

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021 – Easter 22

Q3. How many school attendance orders have been issued for non attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows:

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021 – Easter 22

Q4. How many fines/fixed penalty notices have been issued for non attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July and what was their total value in £? Broken down as follows:

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021 – Easter 22

Q5. In how many cases have parents been prosecuted related to non attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows:

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021 – Easter 22 (please include cases where proceedings have begun)

Q6. Please provide details of the penalties imposed as a result of prosecution for non attendance of children at school - the number of prison sentences, community orders, or fines - in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows:

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021 – Easter 22

Our response

Please reference the attached spreadsheet

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