Fixed Penalty Notices for unauthorised school absences
Dear Greenwich 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. Could you please provide a comparison for questions 1-4 for the previous school year (2017-2018)?
Yours faithfully,
Naomi Aharony
Dear Ms Aharony
Freedom of Information request: FOI-33517
Thank you for your request dated 22 October 2019
Your request will be answered by 19 November 2019
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Directorate of Communities & Environment
Royal Borough of Greenwich
' 020 8921 5044
* Room 20 Basement The Town Hall, Wellington Street, London SE18 6PW
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Dear Ms Aharony
Freedom of Information request: FOI-33517*
Thank you for your request dated 22 October 2019
Our response is as follows:
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Yours sincerely,
Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Directorate of Communities & Environment
Royal Borough of Greenwich
' 020 8921 5044
* Room 20 Basement The Town Hall, Wellington Street, London SE18 6PW
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