EXCLUSION PENALTY NOTICE Section 103 Education and Inspections Act 2006 Please read the notes overleaf carefully If a child is of compulsory school age is excluded on disciplinary grounds from a relevant school in England, whether for a fixed term or permanently, the parent of the excluded pupil must ensure that the pupil is not present in a public place at any time during school hours on a day which is one of the first five school days to which the exclusion relates. Where that exclusion is for a fixed period of five days or less this applies to any of the days to which the exclusion relates. If the excluded pupil is present in a public place at any time during school hours on a school day when stated above and without reasonable justification, the parent commits an offence. To: Date of Birth (if known) Of: You are a parent of [ name and address of child ] ( called in the notice “the pupil”) who is a registered pupil at [school ]. On [ date ] / between [ date ] and [ date ] the pupil was found to be in a public place during school hours within the first five days of an exclusion. This notice gives you the opportunity to pay a penalty fine instead of being prosecuted for the offence given above. The amount of the penalty is £50/£100 in accordance with the table below. If you pay this penalty within the time limits set out below, no further action will be taken against you in connection with the offence set out in this notice. If the notice is paid within 28 days then the amount payable will be £50. Please see attached invoice. If you fail to pay within the 28 days another invoice will be forwarded for £100 with an additional 14 days to pay. Payment should be made to Isle of Wight Council by the dates and methods overleaf. Late or part payment will not be accepted and no reminders will be sent. If payment is not received by [ insert date 42 days from the date of issue ], you may be prosecuted for the offence and subject to a fine of up to £1000. This notice is issued by Mr M Rodwell, Senior Education Welfare Officer, Children’s Service Centre, Atkinson Drive, Newport, Isle of Wight. Date of issue: Notes 1. Contact details If you have any queries about this notice please contact the Education Welfare Service, Thompson House, Sandy Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight on 01983 533523. 2. Amount of penalty The amount of penalty is as follows: When Paid Date payment must be received by Amount Due If paid within 28 days £50 If paid between 29 and 42 days £100 3. Code of conduct This notice is issued with a local code of conduct drawn up by The Isle of Wight Council. Any questions or correspondence about the code should be addressed to the Education Welfare Service, Thompson House, Sandy Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight, Tel.no. 01983 533523. 4. Withdrawal This notice may be withdrawn by the Education Welfare Service if it is shown that it should not have been issued to you or has not been issued to you in accordance with the local code of conduct. If you believe that the notice was wrongly issued you must contact the Local Authority to ask for it to be withdrawn as soon as possible, stating why you believe the notice to have been incorrectly issued. The Local Authority will consider your request and contact you to let you know whether the notice is withdrawn. If the notice is not withdrawn and you do not pay, you will be liable to prosecution for the offence that you child has failed to attend school regularly. 5. Prosecution If you do not pay the penalty notice and the notice is not withdrawn, you will be prosecuted for the offence. You will receive a separate summons for this which will give you notice of the time and date of the court hearing. You will be able to defend yourself and would be advised to seek legal representation; in some circumstances you may be entitled to legal aid. 6. Payment methods: By personal call – Sandown Civic Centre, Cash Office 8.30 a.m. – 4.45 p.m. (Fri 4.15 pm) Payment online www.iwight.com/online By Telephone – for debit cards call: 01983 823644 Bacs/Telephone/Internet banking Contact your bank quoting bank sort code 54-10-34 and bank account number 47672552. You will need to tell your bank the amount you wish to pay and your invoice number. All payments by post to Cash Office Civic Centre Sandown Isle of Wight PO36 9EA Please make cheque payable to ‘Isle of Wight Council’ At a bank Payment may be made at any branch of Nat West Bank by cash or cheque. No service charge will be made for this service. PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYMENTS TO COUNTY HALL