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Dear North East Lincolnshire Council,

Id like to know how many TPNs (Truancy Penalty Notices) in total have been issued each month for the last 3 years and how many have been withdrawn each month for the last 3 years.

Also how many prosecutions were brought where the allegation was a breach of s444 of the Education Act 1986 in the last 6 years. Include all prosecutions, i.e. those where the summons was issued after a failure to pay a TPN AND prosecutions brought where no TPN had been issued.

Can you provide % of prosecutions that resulted in an acquital, what % did the parents plead guilty to, and what % did they plead not guilty.

Can you tell me how many prosecutions have been started and later withdrawn.

What % of the total summonses quoted attendance dates of longer than 3 months?

How many TPNs were issued where the child was not of compulsory school age and how many of these were paid?

Can I also have a copy of the code of conduct on school attendance / truancy penalty notices

Yours faithfully,

Jon Platt

PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Jon Platt

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request for information, which has been
allocated the reference number NEL/2419/1617.

Your request has been passed to the relevant department for processing and
you can expect your response within the 20 working day limit. If it will
take us longer than 20 working days to respond to you, we will inform you
of this and provide you with the expected date for receiving a response.

Further information about how we will deal with your Freedom of
Information requests is available on our website at:

[1]https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council-infor....

Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information or
assistance quoting the reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

 

Feedback Officer

 

 

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PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Mr Platt

 

Thank you for your information request, reference number NEL/2419/1617. I
wish to confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information:

 

1.     I’d like to know how many TPNs (Truancy Penalty Notices) in total
have been issued each month for the last 3 years and how many have been
withdrawn each month for the last 3 years.

 

  2015/16 2014/15 2013/14
Penalty Notices Issued for Low School      
Attendance
40 – to date 40 62

 
Penalty Notices issued for Low School      
Attendance which have been withdrawn
1 0 1

 

2.     Also how many prosecutions were brought where the allegation was a
breach of s444 of the Education Act 1986 in the last 6 years. Include all
prosecutions, i.e. those where the summons was issued after a failure to
pay a TPN AND prosecutions brought where no TPN had been issued.

 

Total of 568 prosecutions under S444 of the Education Act 1986 in the last
6 years.

 

3.     Can you provide % of prosecutions that resulted in an acquittal,
what % did the parents plead guilty to, and what % did they plead not
guilty.

 

North East Lincolnshire Council does not hold a record of pleas from the
court.

 

Can you tell me how many prosecutions have been started and later
withdrawn.

 

2015/16 2014/15 2013/14
     

61 41 21

 
Withdrawn for various reasons including, incorrect addresses, out of time,
change in circumstances etc.

 

4.     What % of the total summonses quoted attendance dates of longer
than 3 months?

 

North East Lincolnshire Council do not keep a record of the length of
absence/attendance for each pupil. 

 

5.     How many TPNs were issued where the child was not of compulsory
school age and how many of these were paid?

0

 

6.     Can I also have a copy of the code of conduct on school attendance
/ truancy penalty notices

 

Each school within NE Lincs have their own school attendance policy. 
Please see attached penalty notice code of conduct.

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

 

Feedback Officer

 

 

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Dear PPD - FOI,

Sorry but I wasn't looking for annual figures, I was looking for a monthly breakdown. It looks like North Lincs is only issuing a very small number but I think you are leaving out something? I want the monthly figues for ALL fixed penalties issued in respect of school absence. So if you issue them for 'term time holiday absences' I want those figures too.

Yours sincerely,

Jon Platt

PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Mr Platt

I am pleased to acknowledge your further request for information, which has been allocated the reference number NEL/2419/1617.

Your request has been passed to the relevant department for processing and you can expect your response within the 20 working day limit. If it will take us longer than 20 working days to respond to you, we will inform you of this and provide you with the expected date for receiving a response.

Further information about how we will deal with your Freedom of Information requests is available on our website at:
https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council-infor... .

Please feel free to contact me if you require any further information or assistance quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

Feedback Officer

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Dear PPD - FOI,

This was NOT a request for further information, it was a request fro the DATA I originally requested, a monthly breakdown of all the penalty notices issued in respect of school absence. Can you please look at my original request carefully.

Yours sincerely,

Jon Platt

Dear PPD - FOI,

I have just noticed that you refer to the numbers being issued as for 'low school attendance'. If these numbers do NOT include all 'school attendance fines' issued for other reasons, can you please give me that data too. Have you been issuing fines for example for unauthorised absences? I need data on ALL fines issued in respect of school absences.

Yours sincerely,

Jon Platt

PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Mr Platt

 

Thank you for your request for information, reference number
NEL/2419/1617. I wish to confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council

holds the following information:

 

You have requested a monthly breakdown of all penalty notices issued in
respect of school absence.  

 

Please see below table detailing our response.

 

  Month
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
Total Issued
10 119 102 58 69 7 34 28 8 11 18 -
2015/16  
Total Withdrawn
0 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 -
 
Total Issued
28 67 51 61 28 27 31 27 46 58 173 138
2014/15  
Total Withdrawn
2 6 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 6
 
Total Issued
47 61 39 26 18 9 23 19 17 105 30 71
2013/14  
Total Withdrawn
4 4 10 6 0 3 2 2 0 5 1 1
 

 

It looks like North Lincs is only issuing a very small number but I think
you are leaving out something?

 

I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council have provided you with
all types of prosecution in the figures you have already received.

 

I want the monthly figures for ALL fixed penalties issued in respect of
school absence.  So if you issue them for 'term time holiday absences' I
want those figures too.

 

I can confirm that these figures are already included in the figures we
have previously provided.

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

 

Feedback Officer

 

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PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Mr Platt

 

Thank you for your request for information, reference number
NEL/2419/1617. I wish to confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council

holds the following information:

 

You have requested a monthly breakdown of all penalty notices issued in
respect of school absence. 

 

Please see below table detailing our response.

 

  Month
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
Total Issued
10 119 102 58 69 7 34 28 8 11 18 -
2015/16  
Total Withdrawn
0 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 -
 
Total Issued
28 67 51 61 28 27 31 27 46 58 173 138
2014/15  
Total Withdrawn
2 6 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 6
 
Total Issued
47 61 39 26 18 9 23 19 17 105 30 71
2013/14  
Total Withdrawn
4 4 10 6 0 3 2 2 0 5 1 1
 

 

It looks like North Lincs is only issuing a very small number but I think
you are leaving out something?

 

I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council have provided you with
all types of prosecution in the figures you have already received.

 

I want the monthly figures for ALL fixed penalties issued in respect of
school absence.  So if you issue them for 'term time holiday absences' I
want those figures too.

 

I can confirm that these figures are already included in the figures we
have provided.

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

 

Feedback Officer

 

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PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Mr Platt

 

Thank you for your request for information, reference number
NEL/2419/1617. I wish to confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council

holds the following information:

 

You have requested a monthly breakdown of all penalty notices issued in
respect of school absence. 

 

Please see below table detailing our response.

 

  Month
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
Total Issued
10 119 102 58 69 7 34 28 8 11 18 -
2015/16  
Total Withdrawn
0 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 -
 
Total Issued
28 67 51 61 28 27 31 27 46 58 173 138
2014/15  
Total Withdrawn
2 6 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 6
 
Total Issued
47 61 39 26 18 9 23 19 17 105 30 71
2013/14  
Total Withdrawn
4 4 10 6 0 3 2 2 0 5 1 1
 

 

It looks like North Lincs is only issuing a very small number but I think
you are leaving out something?

 

I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council have provided you with
all types of prosecution in the figures you have already received.

 

I want the monthly figures for ALL fixed penalties issued in respect of
school absence.  So if you issue them for 'term time holiday absences' I
want those figures too.

 

I can confirm that these figures are already included in the figures we
have provided previously.

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

 

Feedback Officer

 

 

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Dear PPD - FOI,

As you can see the TABLE of data has somewhat 'corrupted' so it is very difficult to understand this data. Can you provide it on a spreadsheet on in a table on a word document?

Yours sincerely,

Jon Platt

PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

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Dear Mr Platt

 

As requested, please find attached an excel spreadsheet detailing the
information you require.

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

 

Feedback Officer

 

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