Non-Attendance School Penalties

Each question’s dataset should be broken down into four academic years (Sept – July): 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-Easter 2022.

 

Q1. How many parenting orders have been issued for non-attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows: 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021 – Easter 22

 

None

 

Q2. How many education supervision orders have been issued for non-attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows: 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021 – Easter 22

 

The following are concluded cases and the dates education supervision orders were made

 

Year Number of supervision orders
2018 – 2019 11
2019 – 2020 1
2020 – 2021 2
2021- Easter 2022 1

Please note the following:

Cases that concluded with no order being made are not included.

We do not hold information about ‘consideration meetings’.

 

Q3. How many school attendance orders have been issued for non-attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows: 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021 – Easter 22

 

Year School attendance orders issued
2018 – 2019 41
2019 – 2020 41
2020 – 2021 18
2021- Easter 2022 6

 

Q4. How many fines/fixed penalty notices have been issued for non-attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July and what was their total value in £? Broken down as follows: 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021 – Easter 22

 

Year Including total value in £
2018 – 2019 2350 – £233,700
2019 – 2020 1445 – £67,320
2020 – 2021 89 All refunded Covid except £120

2021 – Easter

2022

114 – £4,200

 

Q5. In how many cases have parents been prosecuted related to non-attendance of children at school in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows: 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021 – Easter 22 (please include cases where proceedings have begun)

 

The data is provided in table below.

 

Q6. Please provide details of the penalties imposed as a result of prosecution for non-attendance of children at school – the number of prison sentences, community orders, or fines – in the academic years Sept – July? Broken down as follows: 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021 – Easter 22

 

Dates Number prison community order discharge (absolute & conditional) caution fine
2018-2019 401 1 4 45 22 329
2019-2020 440 0 2 24 4 410
2020-2021 147 0 0 0 0 147
2021-Easter 2022 20 0 0 0 0 5