A table containing the figures requested has been placed in the House Library.
Unauthorised absence is absence without leave from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences, such as lateness, holidays during term time not authorised by the school, absence where reason is not yet established and truancy.
The percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in Eastbourne parliamentary constituency and East Sussex local authority in each year since 1997 are shown as follows.
Eastbourne East Sussex England 1997/98 0.5 0.4 0.50 1998/99 0.6 0.4 0.49 1999/2000 0.5 0.4 0.47 2000/01 0.6 0.5 0.49 2001/02 0.6 0.37 0.45 2002/03 0.6 0.41 0.43 2003/04 0.8 0.53 0.41 2004/05 0.8 0.77 0.43 2005/06 0.7 0.72 0.46
Eastbourne East Sussex England 1997/98 0.8 1.3 1.10 1998/99 0.9 1.1 1.07 1999/2000 1.1 1.2 1.04 2000/01 1.2 1.2 1.07 2001/02 1.2 1.41 1.09 2002/03 2.0 1.35 1.07 2003/04 2.2 1.41 1.13 2004/05 1.7 1.34 1.23 2005/06 1.6 1.38 1.20 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Due to local government reorganisation, regional figures are not available prior to 1998. 3 Figures for Eastbourne are available to one decimal place. Figures for East Sussex local authority are available to one decimal place prior to 2001/02 and two decimal places from 2001/02 onwards.
Unauthorised absence is absence without leave from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences, such as lateness, holidays during term time not authorised by the school, absence where reason is not yet established and truancy.
The percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in Chorley parliamentary constituency and Lancashire local authority in each year since 1997 are shown as follows.
Chorley Lancashire England 1997/98 0.2 0.3 0.50 1998/99 0.2 0.4 0.49 1999/2000 0.2 0.4 0.47 2000/01 0.2 0.3 0.49 2001/02 0.3 0.34 0.45 2002/03 0.2 0.31 0.43 2003/04 0.2 0.32 0.41 2004/05 0.2 0.34 0.43 2005/06 0.3 0.35 0.45
Chorley Lancashire England 1997/98 0.5 0.8 1.10 1998/99 0.6 0.9 1.07 1999/2000 0.5 0.8 1.04 2000/01 0.6 0.8 1.07 2001/02 0.5 0.82 1.09 2002/03 0.5 0.82 1.07 2003/04 0.5 0.88 1.13 2004/05 0.5 0.93 1.23 2005/06 0.6 0.94 1.20 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Due to local government reorganisation, regional figures are not available prior to 1998. 3 Figures for Chorley are available to one decimal place. Figures for Lancashire local authority are available to one decimal place prior to 2001/02 and two decimal places from 2001/02 onwards.
Unauthorised absence is absence without leave from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences, such as lateness, holidays during term time not authorised by the school, absence where reason is not yet established and truancy.