FOI release

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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