No fines were issued during the pandemic, and fewer fines were issued in its wake as schools continued to grapple with the fallout from Covid. The data relates to the first year in which fines rose from a basic rate of £60 to £80. The Yorkshire and the Humber was the region that registered the highest number of fines per hundred children (10.3), while London had the lowest (3.6). “We cannot continue like this, with parents choosing between an affordable holiday and good school attendance for their child,” he continued. “We really need the government to consider any ways they can limit how travel firms raise their prices during school holidays.