Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Fines for term-time holidays are at record levels – this will further erode trust between parents and schools

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par Charlotte Haines Lyon, Associate Professor: Education, York St John University

Recently released government statistics show a record number of fines were given to parents for their children’s absence from school in 2023-24 in England. Of the 487,344 fines issued, 91% were for unauthorised family holidays.

If these fines, known as fixed penalty notices, go unpaid or in some cases have been previously issued, parents are taken to court. In 2023-24, 28,296 parents…

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