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If you get a fine, called a fixed penalty notice, because your child missed school you can pay it online.
If you got a fine because your child was absent from school you can pay the fine online.
The council will send you a letter explaining why you got the fine, amount you need to pay and how to pay.
You can get a fine if:
Each parent or carer has to pay £60 for each child that was absent. You have 21 days to pay the fine.
If you don’t pay within 21 days the fine will double and go up to £120. You will have 7 days to pay.
You can't appeal this type of fixed penalty notice. We can withdraw a fine if it wasn't issued in line with our code of conduct for issuing school absence fines.
If you have evidence that a fine was incorrectly issued, please contact us as soon as possible. Make sure you get in touch before the 28-day deadline mentioned in the fine.
If you don’t pay the fine within 28 days of receiving it you may be taken to court.
You could get a fine of up to £2,500, a community order or a prison sentence of up to 3 months.
Email our Access to Education Team at attendanceteam@brighton-hove.gov.uk for help and advice.
Read our code of conduct for issuing school absence fines.
Go to GOV.UK for more information about what happens if your child misses school.