Manchester City Council

Schools, education and childcare School Attendance Information, Advice and Guidance for 2024-25

Manchester’s approach to issuing Penalty Notices for school non-attendance

Each local authority must have a local Code of Conduct for issuing penalty notices for non-attendance at school.

Read the Manchester City Council Code of Conduct document.

If you need to contact us about this:

Telephone: 0161 234 5255
Email: schoolattendance@manchester.gov.uk

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