Penalty notice
A fine that a local authority can issue to parents in England for a child's unauthorised absence from school.
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- England
- Topic
- Policy and law
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Related terms
- Unauthorised absence All four UK nations (details may differ)
- An absence the school has not approved, such as an unapproved term-time holiday.
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