Fines issued for unauthorised school absences due to term-time holidays 2022-2024 - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. Please provide the total number of fines issued for unauthorised school absences due to term-time holidays in each of the last three 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 three calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024).

Decision

1-2.

 

Calendar years

2022

2023

2024

Penalty notices sent out for Unauthorised Holidays

 

 

 

January

28

150

251

February

61

83

165

March

103

182

215

April

29

116

140

May

239

349

489

June

433

743

1066

July

388

627

1041

August

18

70

37

September

241

387

427

October

315

484

772

November

351

365

434

December

96

144

200

Amount received for Paid Penalty notices

£109,440.00

 £233,700.00

 £372,340.00

Reference number
11845374
Date request received
26 February 2025
Date of decision
25 March 2025