Fixed Penalty Notices For Unauthorised School Absences

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Dear Northumberland County Council,

Given that the new Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has stated that Term-time holiday fines are here to stay, I would like to request the following data under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1. How many Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for the period September 2022 – July 2023 have been sent to parents by NCC for the following unauthorised school absences:

a. Unauthorised leave in term time (e.g. being taken out of school for holiday)
b. General unauthorised absence/truancy (including parent 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 2022 - July 2023?

5. Please provide a comparison for questions 1-4 for previous school years (September 2021 - July 2022).

Yours faithfully,

J Dickinson

Northumberland County Council

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Dear J Dickinson
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 19 July 2024.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours faithfully
 
Freedom of Information Officer
Education SEND & Skills
Northumberland County Council 
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Dear Northumberland County Council (FOI Officer),

thank you for your speedy response.

Yours sincerely,

J Dickinson