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 a child is found to be truanting the Education Welfare Service will become involved. Depending on previous attendance record, a fixed penalty notice may be issued (without any further recourse to assessment or casework with the pupil/family); and/or the local authority may seek an Education Supervision Orders or Parent Prosecution. - Related Link