Parents face higher fines for school absences as part of attendance drive

School fines for absences to increase in attendance crackdown

Parents face higher fines for taking their children out of school without permission as the government steps up its crackdown on attendance.

Fines for parents whose children miss school during term time to rise from September

From September a fine will be considered for all parents if a child misses five days of school for an "unauthorised absence" with fines starting from £80 and rising to £160

School absence fines set to be hiked in bid to crackdown on unauthorised days off

Fines dished out for unauthorised family holidays look set to face a fresh hike.Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is planning to overhaul England’s fine system as local authorities will be brought under a “national framework” to tackle inconsistencies.The Department for Education claimed fines “must be considered if a child misses five days of school for unauthorised absence”.Local authorities currently have wide variation over whether to levy …

Parents face big fines increase for children missing school in term holiday crackdown

Date for new rules announced mean that if pupils miss a week for unauthorised reasons the fine could be £160 - rising to £2,500 if it ends up in court

New rules over school absences with fines for parents set to increase

Mums and dads face increased fines for taking their kids out of school in a clampdown from the government, with the financial penalties set to be hiked.

School absence fines for parents to rise by £20

Most of the fines in England are for unauthorised term-time holidays, the education secretary says.