Term Time Holiday Ban Overturned

9th June

At the High Court in London, the judge backed Isle of Wight father Jon Platt who took his daughter on holiday during term time and refused to pay the fine. The judge said that magistrates should look at the overall pattern of attendance before deciding whether an offence had been committed. After the judgement was announced, term time holiday bookings rose, and some councils indicated that they would not be prosecuting parents until the Department for Education came up with something definitive which could not be challenged in court. Mr Platt has now said he will help other parents pursue refunds against fines but the Department for Education has offered financial support to the Isle of Wight in making an appeal.

Read more here https://edyourself.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/isle-of-wight-v-platt-high-court-judgment/  (families new to home education please note: home educators are not bound by the restrictions on taking holidays in term-time.  They may take their holidays at any time during the year)