To not agree to this Holiday ?

This is at least partly your fault ! Someone who only seen a child 10 hours a month should not have residency , you need to go to court and get yourself child arrangement order that states children love full time with you .
If he takes the kids without authority to do so then any judge will ill rule against him so use it

Great news! This makes everything easier. Just keep hold of the passports. (don't let on that they've arrived? find a safe place elsewhere for them? don't tell your DCs they've arrived? can their head of school hold them?)

Explain to your DCs that this holiday is bonkers. They are old enough to understand that you support school attendance and the concept of fines.

Nahh no chance. All kids or no kids and not in school term time.apply to courts and get a prohibited steps order to stop him from taking them if you feel very strongly about it. I'd be worried he's not had them over night and now wants the responsibility of taking them abroad?! What the helly.

Fabulous- be clear to Ex he’s not getting the passports, you won’t give permission for the children to go in term time. How he manages getting his money back is his business.

Both parents have to agree to international travel. Otherwise, it’s kidnapping.

Just don’t plan any international holidays for the next four years and be a pain in the backside. Tell him he can only take the kids on designated school holidays within the U.K.

Get legal advice and put it in writing and shut his bullshit down entirely.

If he's going to say it's for a funeral..it would need to be last minute..he won't be submitting a permission slip months in advance.
TBF..by July, exams are over..the remaining time thereafter isn't that taxing..I'm not saying they don't do any work..but it's not the same as the frenzy and angst before the exams.
I'd get some reassurances thst he's gonna pay your fine, if you get one .

Please do not hand over your children's passports.
Have a word with the head teacher yourself

I don’t think he’ll get permission for a full week, the rules changed last year, even for funerals, not just up to the head, they can only authorise so many days.
you will both get the fine, if both of you are listed as parents.
Just don’t give him the letter of consent, yes I know they’ll be a hundred people saying that they’ve taken their children every year, and never been stopped, but you do need it.
Hell have to apply to the court.

This isnt true. If parents are separated/divorced, then only the parent who went on the holiday pays the fine.
I have been in a sinilar situation twice, once it was me who took my daughter out (albeit for one day 🙄) and only I got fined, the other time it was her dad only he got fined

Definitely this.
Inform the school and safe guarding.
Seek advice from social services.
He wants to do something that will cause you fgrief and stress.
He barely sees his children.
I wouldn't be handing over the passports.
I would also jnform thdm of his intention to tell a lie.

I agree with contacting the school.

I am sorry to read that your children have such a poor father.

This is exactly what I thought, taking the eldest 2 so he and his missus can have a nice holiday while they look after their other children. No way I would agree to that

Why is he taking just the older 2. Is it so he can leave them with the younger children while he and his wife go out?

Where are the renewed passports? If you have them, just refuse to hand them over.
I agree with PPs that you need to notify school and make it clear that you are not supporting this. Then you can email the council with proof that you should not be fined for your XDH's holiday.

I doubt a knob who sees his kids 5hrs per fortnight, wants to bother with young ones on holiday. He's an embarrassment.

I would hope that at 14 & 15 your children are old/mature enough to understand why you need to say no.

You need to seek legal advice and sort out a prohibited steps order. It’s quite straightforward if I remember rightly. There can be a flag put on their passports to prevent them leaving the country with him. Do your best to get the passports back in your possession, e.g. say you, your parents or the children are opening bank accounts for them or something.

Inform the school as well.

The man has at least seven kids?! (At least 2 with his current wife)

Insist he takes all five kids. No playing favourites. He can enjoy a peaceful holiday with seven kids and a massive fine at the end.

And he's going during school time because it's cheaper. Be the better parent- he doesn't care really does he. Xx

But will he actually take them? My exh had our 3 dc pack bags every year and that bastard never took them anywhere.. Not even a day out. Leave the costs and planning to him. Email the school and education department at the local council spelling out you absolutely do not give him consent..
And frankly enjoy the peace.. 2 teens abroad won't be cheap. You really will have the last laugh. Imo.

They will just end up being childcare for his other children. Just say no. They have school. Who cares what he says . Tell him to take you to court .

Send him that link from a recent thread where the woman said she was taking her DC on holiday to see an ill relative and ended up with a criminal record

My guess would be that he’s picked the two eldest to take for childcare. It’s really unfair on the others though.

Tell the school you have not given this your blessing- I think they’ll back you up.

Fines are issued based on the information given by the school to the LA, I would put it in writing to school what he's suggesting and give them a copy of emails/texts where you have told him you do not give your permission and that you want them to stay in school, and that any fines are to be sent only to him.