Pupils: Absenteeism
Commons · Question 85054 · Tabled 24 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the system of fining parents for taking their children out of school.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 4 Nov 2025
Tackling absence is central to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Thanks to the efforts of schools and local authorities, attendance is moving in the right direction. Children attended over 5.3 million additional days in the 2...