Research and analysis

Parental responsibility measures for attendance and behaviour

How local authorities use parental responsibility measures, and their impact on behaviour and attendance in schools.

From:
Department for Education
Published
30 September 2010

Applies to England

Documents

Investigating the use of parental responsibility measures for school attendance and behaviour: final report

Ref: DFE-RR041

PDF, 1.26 MB, 156 pages

Investigating the use of parental responsibility measures for school attendance and behaviour: final report - brief

Ref: DFE-RB041

PDF, 60.3 KB, 9 pages

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Details

Research into how local authorities use parental responsibility measures, and what impact they have on improving behaviour and attendance in schools.

There are 4 parental responsibility measures (all introduced following the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003):

  • parenting contracts (these are voluntary written agreements between a parent and either a school or local authority)

  • parenting orders (these impose requirements on parents to attend a parenting course or counselling for 3 months)

  • penalty notices (an alternative to court action against parents who fail to ensure their child’s regular attendance)

  • fast track to attendance (a non-statutory intervention that specifies clear actions to improve a child’s attendance)

Published 30 September 2010