FOI request (FOIR-675803310)

Fines for school absences

Requested Mon 06 January 2025
Responded Tue 07 January 2025

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1. How many fines for school absences were issued by your council to parents in the school year 2023-24?

2. How many have been issued so far in the school year 2024-25?

3. How many in school year 2022-23?

4. How many in school year 2021-22?

5. How many in school year 2020-21?

6. If you are able to break this down, can you please say how many of the fines listed above were repeated fines? Please give the figure for each school year. For example, 23-24 total fines 100, of which repeated fines 20. A repeated fine is when a parents receives a second fine for the same child within any three-year period, this is charged at the higher rate of £160.

7. How much money was raised by these fines in the school year 2023-24? And how much money has been raised so far in the school year 2024-25?

8. How much of this money raised has been returned to the government?

Response

Information not held.

Schools and Education is dealt with by East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk