Service Description: The Law states that parents of a child of compulsory school age must ensure that he/she receives full-time education and if a child fails to attend punctually and regularly then his/her parents are guilty of an offence.
Also known as:- Absences, Fixed Penalty Notices (Education), Parent Prosecution, Truancy
Answer: If parents fail to enrol their child at a school then the local authority can issue a School Attendance Order. Failure to comply with the order would result in prosecution for non attendance - Related Link