Parents who fail to pay truancy fines to have child benefit docked, says Cameron

‘Parents of children who play truant will have their child benefit docked if they fail to pay fines, under measures announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.

At present, non-payment of the £60 civil penalty in England leads to it being doubled to £120 after 21 days and subject to prosecution after 28, but 40% still fail to pay and many do not end up in court because councils do not press legal action.

Mr Cameron said tougher action would “tackle the harm truancy does to a child’s chances in life”, citing statistics which show that fewer than 17% of children with 28 days’ absence at key stage four achieve the English baccalaureate, compared with 44% of those who missed no lessons.’

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