Penalty Notices Issued and Data Disclosure

1. A detailed explanation of the process by which penalty notices are issued, including:

o criteria used,

o who makes the decisions,

o how consistency and equality are ensured.



2. Data disclosure (anonymised) for the last 12-24 months regarding:

o number of penalty notices issued,

o breakdown by nationality/ethnicity (if recorded),

o confirmation if this data is not recorded.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1. A detailed explanation of the process by which penalty notices are issued, including:
o criteria used,

Penalty notices are requested by schools when a pupil has had 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in a rolling 10 week period. Further information can be found in the Code of Conduct Penalty notices - code of conduct – Introduction - Lincolnshire County Council

o who makes the decisions,

The Local Authority
o how consistency and equality are ensured.
The DfE set the criteria for the threshold for penalty notices, Working together to improve school attendance - GOV.UK
2. Data disclosure (anonymised) for the last 12-24 months regarding:
o number of penalty notices issued,

8176 penalty notices issued from 1.9.24-2.12.25
o breakdown by nationality/ethnicity (if recorded),

Not recorded
o confirmation if this data is not recorded.