Number of fines issued for school non-attendance in 2021/22
Case reference FOI2022/01104
Published 15 August 2022
Request
Please could you provide the total number of fines/Fixed Penalty Notices that have been issued by the local authority for non-attendance of children at school in the most recent academic year (2021-22)?
Please also include the total monetary value of those fines in £.
Response
Please could you provide the total number of fines/Fixed Penalty Notices that have been issued by the local authority for non-attendance of children at school in the most recent academic year (2021-22)?
362
Please also include the total monetary value of those fines in £.
£16,140
Please note that although the 2021/22 academic year has ended we are still issuing and receiving payment for penalty notices as a result of absences taken during that academic year. The above figures are therefore up to date as of 10 August 2022.
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