Fixed Penalty Notices for Anauthorised School Absences

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Dear South Lakeland District Council,

I would like to request the following data under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1. How many Fixed Penalty Notices has your council handed out between September 2018 – July 2019 to parents for the following unauthorised school absences:
a. Persistent lateness (arriving after the register has been taken)
b. Unauthorised leave in term time (e.g. being taken out of school for holiday)
c. Delayed return from authorised leave
d. General unauthorised absence/truancy (including parentally condoned absence)
2. How many FPNs have not been paid within the 21 day allocated time frame?
3. How many FPNs have not been paid within the 28 day allocated time frame, and subsequently gone to court?
4. How much revenue has been collected from FPNs between September 2018 - July 2019?
5. For all of the above information, could you please provide a comparison for questions 1-4 for the previous school year (2017-2018)?

Yours faithfully,

Naomi Aharony

FOI, South Lakeland District Council

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FOI, South Lakeland District Council

Dear Naomi,

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Council, I will respond under the provisions of the Freedom of Information
Act.

You asked the following:

 1. How many Fixed Penalty Notices has your council handed out between
September 2018 – July 2019 to parents for the following unauthorised
school absences:

 a. Persistent lateness (arriving after the register has been taken)
 b. Unauthorised leave in term time (e.g. being taken out of school
for holiday)
 c. Delayed return from authorised leave
 d. General unauthorised absence/truancy (including parentally
condoned absence) 2.  How many FPNs have not been paid within the
21 day allocated time frame?

 2. How many FPNs have not been paid within the 28 day allocated time
frame, and subsequently gone to court?
 3. How much revenue has been collected from FPNs between September 2018 -
July 2019?
 4. For all of the above information, could you please provide a
comparison for questions 1-4 for the previous school year (2017-2018)?

I am writing to inform you that the information you requested is not held
by South Lakeland District Council. Cumbria County Council may hold some
or all of the information you have requested and can be contacted using
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Yours sincerely,

Emma

Emma Nichols | Community Engagement Officer

South Lakeland District Council, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street,
Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DQ

Tel: 01539 733333 | Direct Tel: 01539 793268 | Email: [6][South Lakeland
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