Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)

Valid from 28/06/2013

Part 1 E+W Duty to participate in education or training: England

Prospective

Chapter 5 E+W Attendance notices

Failure to comply with attendance notice E+W

51 Offence of failure to comply with attendance notice E+W

(1) It is an offence for a person to whom an attendance notice has been given to fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirements of the attendance notice.

(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show that he or she is, and since the giving of the attendance notice has been, fulfilling the duty imposed by section 2.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.