To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many parenting orders arising from truancy and exclusion from school were issued in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area; how many were breached; how many prosecutions were mounted against those breaching such orders; how many such prosecutions were successful; and if he will make a statement. (126144)

The Department started to collect data regarding parenting contracts and orders (in cases of non-attendance and exclusions from school) from September 2004. The data are provided at local authority level and are published at: www.dfes.gov.uk/schoolattendance/otherinitiatives/Data.cfm. Copies have been placed in the House Library.

Between 1 September 2004 and 1 September 2006 local authorities reported 18,232 education-related parenting contracts agreed with parents and 932 education-related parenting orders issued.

Data are not collected centrally on the number of parenting orders that are breached or the outcome of such breaches.