Parents face fines of up to £2,500 and jail time if they are prosecuted for not sending a child to school. Yesterday Education Secretary Gavin Williamson repeated Boris Johnson's warning that from September it will be 'the law' that all children have to school.
Refusing to do so can land parents with a £60 fine - which rises to £120 if they don't pay in 21 days. If prosecuted, the theoretical maximum fine is £2,500 - which can be accompanied by jail or a community sentence.
Number 10 said returning next term will be “compulsory”, despite fears Covid-19 may still be raging. But unions claim it has not yet revealed how schools will be made safe.
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