South Tyneside Attendance Team have informed school of the changes to Penalty Notice fines from 19th August 2024.
Our school will be implementing these changes, in accordance with LA and Governmental policy from the above date.
The main changes are –
• the number of unauthorised absences to 10 unauthorised absences (5 days) in the most recent 10 school week period.
• the number of penalty notices that can be issued to a parent in respect of the same individual child to 2 within a 3-year period.
• It increases the amount of the penalty notice from £120 to £160 (if paid within 28 days) and £60 to £80 (if paid within 21 days) for the first penalty notice issued to a parent in respect of the same individual child in a 3-year period.
• It sets the amount of any second penalty notice issued to the same parent in respect of the same individual child within 3 years of the date the first penalty notice was issued to £160 to be paid within 28 days. No discount is offered.
• Further absences will proceed for prosecution in the Magistrate Court for the same parent in respect of the same child within 3 years of the date of the first penalty was issued.
Further information can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/
Or you can email [email protected]
