Fixed Penalty Notices for Anauthorised School Absences
Dear Wyre Borough 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
Thank you for your request.
I am writing to advise you that, following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Council.
Lancashire County Council may hold the information you are seeking. If you have not already done so, then you can contact them at [email address]
or visit their website http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/council/tra...
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to: Legal Services Wyre Borough Council Civic Centre Breck Road Poulton le Fylde Lancashire FY6 7PU.
Please remember to quote reference number 101008618798 in any future communications.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Regards
Catherine Greener
Legal Executive
For Legal Services
Find us online at: wyre.gov.uk, facebook.com/wyrecouncil, @wyrecouncil
The Wyre Council email disclaimer can be found at www.wyre.gov.uk/disclaimer.
Be prepared for winter - find advice and details of any disruption to services during the freezing weather at www.wyre.gov.uk/winter
We work to defend the right to FOI for everyone
Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. Donate and support our work.
Donate Now