My MP has asked the Ministry of Justice for statistics on School Attendance Order prosecutions and fines over the past 10 years. Read the PQ page HERE https://edyourself.org/parliamentary-questions-wellbeing-bill/ (For context, the Department for Education has said “We can predict from Ministry of Justice data that the number of families ultimately subject to a fine for breach of a SAO will be low compared to the overall number of SAOs that are issued.” [LINK])
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