Latest figures show more parents were fined for taking their children on holiday without permission than ever before on the Wirral
1360 penalty notices were issued to parents on the Wirral between April 2021 and March 2022, an increase of 50 compared to pre pandemic figures. The fines were given out because they took their children out of school during term time without being authorised.
The fines given out for holidays made up most of the fines issued that year with 1,639 issues for any reason. Other figures saw an increase with the number of penalty notices issued for other reasons rising to 279, nearly double the previous highest figure.
