Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on arresting and detaining parents overnight in connection with Education Act 1996 non‑attendance offences, particularly in cases where the parent ensured the child attended school and the absence occurred after the school had assumed duty of care.

The department does not hold responsibility for policy on arrests or detentions as this is a matter for the Home Office, as the department responsible for policing. We do not hold data on parents in custody.