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Sunnyside Primary Academy

Fines (penalty notices)

Penalty Notices (fines) are issued by West Northamptonshire Council.

Our Academy will make use of the full range of potential sanctions including, but not limited to;

  • a Penalty Notice payable up to £160 fine
  • prosecution under s444 (1) Education Act 1996, where if convicted you may be fined up to £1,000
  • prosecution under s444 (1) (a) Education Act 1996 where if convicted you may be fined up to £2,500 and/or 3 months’ imprisonment

Decisions will be made on an individual, case-by-case basis and we will use the local authority arrangements for doing so.

For further information regarding the legal sanctions about school non-attendance please see West Northamptonshire Council webpage: Penalty notices for school non-attendance | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).

If you take your child out of school for an accumulative total of 5 days or more (10 sessions) (90%) over a period of 10 weeks, the school will deem this as irregular attendance and will consider a referral to the Local authority for consideration of legal action.