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Slight fall in school absence fines in wake of Platt court case

Parents fined for their children’s unauthorised absence fell a little last year, but the figures did not change as...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Surge in unauthorised term-time holidays after Platt court ruling

The number of children taken out of school without permission for a family holiday rose by a fifth after...

John Dickens
John Dickens