Schools: Attendance
Commons · Question 26450 · 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, whether her Department holds any analysis on the potential effects of the national penalty notice threshold, introduced in August 2024, on school attendance rates.
Answer
Answered by Paul Waugh, 9 Sep 2026
The causes of school absence are complex, and penalty notices are one part of a wider toolkit to help ensure children receive the education they are entitled to. The government remains committed to a support- first approach, with enforcement only used whe...