Fixed Penalty Notices for Anauthorised School Absences
Dear Bolsover 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
Please Ask For: Alison Sipson
Direct Line: 01246 242383
E-mail: [Bolsover District Council request email]
Date: 28th October 2019
Naomi Aharony
[FOI #615283 email]
Dear Naomi
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
Your request for information regarding fixed penalty notices for
unauthorised school absences, has now been considered and, to the best of
our knowledge, I can advise that we do not hold this information as your
request falls within the remit of Derbyshire County Council.
Consequently, you need to re-direct your Freedom of Information request to
[1][email address] at Derbyshire County Council, County
Hall, Matlock, DE4 3AG.
If you have any queries or concerns, or if you are dissatisfied in any way
with the handling of your information request your next step would be to
clearly state in writing why you are dissatisfied and the Council will
treat this as a formal complaint in accordance with our Compliments,
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how to make a complaint is available on the Council’s website
[2]www.bolsover.gov.uk or by emailing CCCAdmin[3]@bolsover.gov.uk.
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Yours sincerely
Wayne Gorman
Information and Policy Officer
Bolsover District Council/North East Derbyshire District Council
Performance - People Directorate
NEDDC Ext 7688 BDC Ext 7688
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