United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 44616
Pupils: Absenteeism
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7 April 2025
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22 April 2025 · Answer
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22 April 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including absences for religious observances within the category of absences entitled unable to attend school because of unavoidable cause.
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7 April 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including absences for religious observances within the category of absences entitled unable to attend school because of unavoidable cause.
Source: Commons
22 April 2025
Answer
The department does not currently have plans to reclassify absences for religious observance.The law recognises that absences for a small number of circumstances, including for religious observance, are allowable. Where parents choose not to send their ch...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-07/44616
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1792891
- uk · wq-1792891 · source updated 22 April 2025