Term time holiday fine question.

nodiscount

artichoke wrote: »

any more experiences of fines this term? We are due to go away for a long weekend fri-mon in two weeks and i am panicking...

I took them out on the Friday before oct half term and got a letter saying next time we would get a fine..... but that holiday was booked before this new rule came in...

The december holiday is a Sun Holiday deal to Butlins Christmas Fantasy - so booked as a cheap holiday but if we get fined for 2 kids it will not be worth going... it is the last week of term so i know they will be winding down them so i thought it ok to miss a day or two...

has anyone been fined yet? I might try and sell the holiday but the kids will be disappointed as they are looking forward to it.....

art

You should look at your local authority's code of practice on issuing fines for absences. Mine says something about absences for 10 sessions or more (five days).

artichoke

nodiscount wrote: »

You should look at your local authority's code of practice on issuing fines for absences. Mine says something about absences for 10 sessions or more (five days).

is that since the rule change in Sept?

art

nodiscount

artichoke wrote: »

is that since the rule change in Sept?

art

I asked them and they said the CofP was current so yes.

The LA can only impose fines according to their CofP so they can't impose one for 1 day if the CofP says otherwise. Do check this for yourselves though as I'm not expert.