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Pupils: Attendance

Asked by Suella BravermanReform UKDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 128288

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on arresting and detaining parents overnight in connection with Education Act 1996 non-attendance offences, particularly in cases where the parent ensured the child attended scho

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The department does not hold responsibility for policy on arrests or detentions as this is a matter for the Home Office, as the department responsible for policing. We do not hold data on parents in custody.

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