Holiday fines

[Sezza1980]

Hi does anyone know where the education authority get parents details from to fine people for term time holiday fines?

The school- they have to report to the local authority for them to issue a fine, it's not done automatically by the LA, it's down to the school to raise it.

School

Yeah its more just where the actual education authority gets like the details of the parents from etc is it just the school? Im just asking as ive got a fine for my son which is fine but my husband hasnt ( my husband isnt my sons bio dad) but he is down as dad at school etc as my son sees him as dad etc

We all have same surname etc

They get the details from the school- school fill in a form with parents details on. Both parents are meant to get a fine each, at least in my county, even when they both live with the child. So strange he hasn't got one.

Yeah ok unless it comes tomorrow in the post which it may do i suppose. I just wanted to make sure that one was not being sent to my sons bio dad as he has had no contact for 10 years and there was dv on his part i was just worried with it having my sons address and school on the letter

Hello, school admin here. Generally a fine is sent to both parents if they both have legal parental responsibility. If your husband hasn't been granted legal PR by a court then he wouldn't get a fine (even if the school generally treat him as 'dad'). If the school don't have contact details for your ex, then they can't pass them on to the council. If they do, then it will be at their discretion. I would hope that if there is a history of DV and no contact, then they wouldn't involve your ex even if they do have his contact details.

Unless your husband has PR he can't be fined. Your ex can be fined if he has PR, although I would be surprised if the council pursue him in the situation you describe.

Ok thank you all no school dont have any details of my ex so hopefully it should be ok thanks