School holiday fines 'double in one year' after landmark case ruled that it is illegal to take pupils on breaks during term time Department of Education figures show 223,000 fines were issued in 2017-18 This is higher than the academic year before, where 115,000 fines were issued The increase comes after Jon Platt lost a test case in the Supreme Court
By Eleanor Harding for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:23 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 21 March 2019
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The number of parents fined for taking children on holiday during term time has almost doubled following a landmark court case ruling it illegal.
Figures from the Department for Education show almost 223,000 such fines were issued in 2017-18, up from around 115,000 the year before.
The increase of 93 per cent suggests head teachers and councils are clamping down on term-time holidays.
