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A seven day absence from school does not constitute a child failing to attend regularly (High Court)
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A seven day absence from school does not constitute a child failing to attend regularly (High Court)
In Isle of Wight Council v Platt [2016] the High Court ruled that the decision of a magistrates' court that there was no case to answer for a father for taking his child out of school for seven days was correct. (Isle of Wight Council v Platt [2016] EWHC 1283 (Admin) (13 May 2016.)
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Published on 13-May-2016
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