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Unauthorised Absences
Mr. Hoyle:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unauthorised absences were recorded at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in each year from 1997 to 2006. [110542]
Jim Knight:
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) on 19 February 2007, Official Report, column 277W.
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Lynne Featherstone:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unauthorised absences there were from schools in each London borough in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [110613]
Jim Knight:
Unauthorised absence is absence without leave from a teacher or other authorised
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representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences, such as lateness, holidays during term time not authorised by the school, absence where reason is not yet established and truancy.
The following tables contain the figures requested.
| Percentage of half days missed in maintained mainstream primary schools( 1) in London boroughs due to unauthorised absence |
| Local authority | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 |
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.52
|
1.37
|
1.34
|
1.27
|
1.22
|
|
Barnet
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.64
|
0.56
|
0.65
|
0.74
|
0.54
|
|
Bexley
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.36
|
0.35
|
0.33
|
0.44
|
0.54
|
|
Brent
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.49
|
0.41
|
0.55
|
0.54
|
0.59
|
|
Bromley
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.40
|
0.43
|
0.60
|
0.53
|
0.67
|
|
Camden
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
1.10
|
0.77
|
0.56
|
0.57
|
0.60
|
|
Croydon
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
0.5
|
0.7
|
0.55
|
0.69
|
0.73
|
0.63
|
0.66
|
|
Ealing
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
0.25
|
0.22
|
0.27
|
0.26
|
0.32
|
|
Enfield
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.11
|
1.11
|
0.81
|
0.75
|
0.71
|
|
Greenwich
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
1.38
|
1.45
|
1.24
|
1.16
|
1.33
|
|
Hackney
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.36
|
1.36
|
1.16
|
1.04
|
1.12
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.2
|
0.9
|
0.61
|
0.76
|
0.70
|
0.62
|
0.75
|
|
Haringey
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
2.0
|
1.7
|
1.62
|
1.39
|
1.13
|
1.21
|
1.08
|
|
Harrow
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.32
|
0.21
|
0.17
|
0.14
|
0.17
|
|
Havering
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.21
|
0.24
|
0.22
|
0.27
|
0.31
|
|
Hillingdon
|
0.8
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.71
|
0.67
|
0.58
|
0.55
|
0.59
|
|
Hounslow
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1.03
|
1.19
|
1.16
|
1.08
|
1.10
|
|
Islington
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
1.20
|
1.26
|
0.96
|
0.81
|
0.72
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
0.89
|
0.59
|
0.40
|
0.35
|
0.46
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.25
|
0.22
|
0.23
|
0.29
|
0.24
|
|
Lambeth
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.07
|
1.07
|
0.97
|
1.01
|
0.99
|
|
Lewisham
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
1.7
|
1.35
|
1.06
|
0.97
|
1.09
|
1.11
|
|
London, City of
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
1.9
|
0.9
|
0.32
|
0.00
|
0.29
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
|
Merton
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.38
|
0.35
|
0.33
|
0.39
|
0.27
|
|
Newham
|
2.0
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.53
|
1.04
|
0.71
|
0.76
|
0.89
|
|
Redbridge
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
0.76
|
0.77
|
0.77
|
0.80
|
0.93
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.27
|
0.32
|
0.35
|
0.44
|
0.53
|
|
Southwark
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
1.78
|
1.74
|
1.61
|
1.34
|
1.23
|
|
Sutton
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.41
|
0.26
|
0.31
|
0.37
|
0.50
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
1.7
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.38
|
1.20
|
1.19
|
1.22
|
1.24
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.53
|
0.54
|
0.68
|
0.53
|
0.64
|
|
Wandsworth
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.56
|
0.58
|
0.57
|
0.57
|
0.62
|
|
Westminster, City of
|
1.1
|
1.4
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.77
|
0.62
|
0.51
|
0.68
|
0.87
|
|
England
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.45
|
0.43
|
0.41
|
0.43
|
0.45
|
(1) Includes middle schools as deemed.
Notes:
1. Due to local government reorganisation, regional figures are not available prior to 1998.
2. Figures are available to one decimal place prior to 2001/02 and two decimal places from 2001/02 onwards.
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