Truancy: Prosecutions
Commons · Question 26448 · 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 for school attendance offences in Cornwall in each of the last three academic years resulted in (a) a conviction, (b) a withdrawal, and (c) an unsuccessful outcome.
Answer
Answered by Paul Waugh, 9 Sep 2026
The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing results at criminal courts in England for offences relating to school attendance. The Outcomes by Offence data tool shows how many people have been prosecuted and con...