Unauthorised school absences due to term-time holidays in 2022, 2023 and 2024
Case reference FOI2025/00402
Received 26 February 2025
Published 21 March 2025
Request
1. Please provide the total number of fines issued for unauthorised school absences due to term-time holidays in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024). Please break this down by month. If you don’t have a monthly breakdown, please provide a yearly total.
2. Please provide the total revenue generated from these fines in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024).
Response
1. Please provide the total number of fines issued for unauthorised school absences due to term-time holidays in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024). Please break this down by month. If you don’t have a monthly breakdown, please provide a yearly total.
Answer: Please see the table below:
|
MONTH |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
January |
1 |
24 |
49 |
|
February |
8 |
35 |
31 |
|
March |
14 |
17 |
29 |
|
April |
5 |
3 |
47 |
|
May |
72 |
45 |
49 |
|
June |
102 |
62 |
47 |
|
July |
63 |
148 |
205 |
|
August |
39 |
76 |
144 |
|
September |
24 |
33 |
110 |
|
October |
39 |
48 |
8 |
|
November |
39 |
79 |
36 |
|
December |
9 |
32 |
44 |
|
Total |
415 |
602 |
799 |
2. Please provide the total revenue generated from these fines in each of the last 3 calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024).
Answer: 2022 = £21,540
2023 = £30,960
2024 = £45,240
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