Pupils: Absenteeism
Commons · Question 27345 · Tabled 4 Sep 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school attendance Fixed Penalty Notices issued in the most recent year for which data is available were preceded by documented support interventions under the Department's suppor
Answer
Answered by Paul Waugh, 11 Sep 2026
The department does not collect data on the support interventions undertaken before individual penalty notices are issued. The government’s approach is that schools and local authorities should work with families to understand and address the barriers to ...