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Parents will face bigger fines from September for taking their children out of school without permission. Ahead of the new school year, the government is introducing tougher measures to crack down on authorised absences and drive up attendance and here’s what it might mean for your family: What is changing? From August the government is introducing new rules that will increase the amount of money parents who are fined for taking their children out of school will need to pay. Under the current rules it is the responsibility of the local authority to decide when to issue fines to parents – which…

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