Unauthorised school absences in last 4 academic years
Case reference FOI2022/01562
Published 21 November 2022
Request
Please can you provide the following:
1. How many schoolchildren had unauthorised absences recorded in the past four academic years? (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/2022)?
- Please provide a breakdown per academic year/ All unauthorised absences not just those that resulted in enforcement action
2. Please provide the number of each punishment given to the parent/carers for unauthorised absences for each academic year. If fines, please provide the number of fines given and the total sum.
- Please provide a breakdown per academic year
Clarification confirmed requires the number of fines (and the total sum)
3. What is the highest number of days a single pupil has had unauthorised absences for in the 2021/22 year?
Response
1. How many schoolchildren had unauthorised absences recorded in the past four academic years? (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/2022)?
- Please provide a breakdown per academic year
Clarification confirmed this means all unauthorised absences not just those that resulted in enforcement action
Herefordshire Council does not hold this information. To obtain it you would need to contact each individual school in Herefordshire who, for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, are public authorities in their own right.
The contact details for Herefordshire schools can be found via the following link:
https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools/directory
2. Please provide the number of each punishment given to the parent/carers for unauthorised absences for each academic year. If fines, please provide the number of fines given and the total sum.
- Please provide a breakdown per academic year
Clarification confirmed requires the number of fines (and the total sum)
Please see the attached spreadsheet.
3. What is the highest number of days a single pupil has had unauthorised absences for in the 2021/22 year?
Herefordshire Council does not hold this information. To obtain this information you would need to contact each individual school direct to ascertain the highest number of days that a single pupil had an unauthorised absence in their school, and when this information had been collated from each school you would be able to identify the highest number.
The contact details for Herefordshire schools are available on the council's website via the link provided above.
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