asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in theOfficial Reportthe number of prosecutions brought by each local education authority(a)in respect of disciplinary offences by pupils and(b)in respect of truancy.
under the following headings:regional selective assistance, assistance under section 8 of the Industry Act, accelerated projects scheme, selective investment schemes and any other.
The information is as follows:
These figures are not collected by my Department. Statistics published by the Home Office show that in 1977 there were 3,705 prosecutions in England for offences under the Education Acts, the great majority concerning non-attendance at school. This total cannot readily be broken down to local education authority areas.