Offence
Parent knowingly child not attending failed to ensure regular attendance at school
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 51
- Courts listing it
- 9
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (51)
- Sentencing guideline
- School non-attendance (Revised 2017)
- Official offence code
- ED96015
- The law
- Contrary to section 444(1A) and (8A) of the Education Act 1996.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Reading Magistrates' Court (20 hearings)
- North Tyneside Magistrates' Court (15 hearings)
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- South Tyneside Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Beverley (2 hearings)
- Derby Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Merthyr Tydfil (1 hearing)
- Preston Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)