FINES issued to parents taking children out of school for family holidays have DOUBLED in just one year, figures show.
It comes after the Jon Platt case in 2017 in which Supreme Court judges ruled the dad was wrong to take his daughter out of school for a family holiday to Disney World.The standard fine for unauthorised absence is £60 per child, rising to £120 if it's not paid within 21 days.could face eye-watering fines of up to £4,000Lancashire County Council proposed issuing penalty notices of £1,000 per child per parent if they miss classes due to trips.
A DfE report yesterday said the Supreme Court judgement in Mr Platt’s case "had an effect on the number of penalty notices issued in 2017-18".
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