School FPNs

Data on fixed penalty notices and code of practice.

10 March 2020

Your request

1. A copy of your code of practice for issuing fixed penalty notices
2. How many fixed penalty notices were issued in your area in 2017, 2018 and 2019
3. The most common criteria for triggering a fixed penalty notice
4. The total number of prosecutions in the above years under sections 444(1) and 444(1A) of the Education Act 1996.

Our response

Please see attached Lambeth Code of Conduct.

Academic year

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

Number of penalty notices issued

470

640

205

Most common criteria for issuing a fixed penalty notice

Unauthorised term time holiday

Unauthorised term time holiday

Unauthorised term time holiday

Court prosecution

Academic year

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

Section 444 1

20

23

18

Section 444 1A

4

3

3

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