Truancy: Prosecutions
Commons · Question 26445 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many prosecutions related to school attendance offences were brought in England in each year, over the last three academic years.
Answer
Answered by Paul Waugh, 9 Sep 2026
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes statistics on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing results at criminal courts in England for offences relating to school attendance. This data is available through the Outcomes by Offence data tool which shows h...