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School attendance: legal requirements

Last reviewed on 8 March 2018
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Read about the rules on pupil absence. We summarise the laws you need to know about, and look at parent penalties and term-time holidays.

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  1. Admission and attendance registers
  2. Allowable absence
  3. Parental penalties
  4. Term-time leave
  5. Granting a leave of absence
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