Written questions

Truancy: Prosecutions

Commons · Question 26446 · 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 Cornwall 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...