Dear Naomi Aharony

Thank you for your request for information, below, which was received by the Council on (22/10/2019) will deal with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The FOI Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, and in any case no later than 20 working days (by 19/11/2019) unless it is necessary to consider the public interest, in which case a full response must be provided within such a time as is reasonable in the circumstances and I will write to you again if this occurs.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team
Legal Services
Corporate Services Department
Bracknell Forest Council
Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Information Compliance-Officer
Legal Services
Service Delivery
Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [email address]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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From: [1][email address]>

Sent:   14^th November 2019

Subject: Freedom of Information response No:673 

Dear Naomi Aharony

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information.  

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

REQUEST AND RESPONSE

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)   

               0 -2018/2019

               0 – 2017/2019

 b.            Unauthorised leave in term time (e.g. being taken out of
school for holiday) 

               401 – 2018/2019

               344 – 2017/2018

 c.             Delayed return from authorised leave  

               0 – 2018/2019

               0 – 2017/2018

 d.            General unauthorised absence/truancy (including parentally
condoned absence)

               57 – 2018/2019

               46 – 2017/2018

 2.            How many FPNs have not been paid within the 21 day
allocated time frame?

38.   – 2018/2019

               13 - 2017/2018

3.            How many FPNs have not been paid within the 28 day allocated
time frame, and subsequently gone to court? 

               19 – 2018/2019

               14 – 2017/2018

4.            How much revenue has been collected from FPNs between
September 2018 - July 2019?

               £24,280 – 2018/2019

               £19,980 – 2017/2018

5.            Could you please provide a comparison for questions 1-4 for
the previous school year (2017-2018)?

You may also find it helpful to refer to our web page
[2]https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/busi...
which contains other helpful information as well.

If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Please note that your request may itself be the subject of a FOI request
and will be disclosed in that event.

Bracknell Forest council now considers that it has complied with your
request. However, you have a right to appeal if you are dissatisfied with
our response. Requests for an internal review must be made in writing, and
within 40 calendar days of this response being issued to you. When
requesting an internal review, please include your reference number, the
date of your original request and your contact details. Please also
include an explanation of why you are dissatisfied with our response.
Requests for an internal review should be sent to:
[3][Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commission can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Information Management Team

Information Compliance-Officer

Legal Services
Service Delivery
Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [4][email address]
Web: [5]www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Information Compliance-Officer

Legal Services
Service Delivery
Bracknell Forest Council

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [email address]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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