Warning to Parents:
If the school refuses your request and the child is still taken out of school, this will be recorded as an unauthorised absence. A significant amount of unauthorised absence may make you liable to a Penalty Notice for each child, payable by each parent/carer, or the subject of court proceedings which could result in a fine of up to £2,500 and/or a term of imprisonment of up to 3 months.
Parents should note that in normal circumstances, current practice is that only ONE penalty notice will be issued to a parent relating to the absence of a particular child WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD. Should a further period of unauthorised absence be recorded, then the parent/s will normally be summonsed to appear at a Magistrates Court.