United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3147
Special Educational Needs: Attendance
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19 May 2026
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2 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the proportion of prosecutions of parents under section 444 of the Education Act 1996 that involve children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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19 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the proportion of prosecutions of parents under section 444 of the Education Act 1996 that involve children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Source: Commons
2 June 2026
Answer
Data for prosecution of offences in England, including offences for non-attendance, is collected by the Ministry of Justice. The Department for Education does not collect data on the protected characteristics of the children of individuals who have been p...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-19/3147
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1907669
- uk · wq-1907669 · source updated 2 June 2026