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Jon Platt

Isle of Wight father, Jon Platt, rose to national fame in 2015 after refusing to pay school absence fines he’d received from the Isle of Wight council (IWC).

Mr Platt had taken his six year old daughter on holiday during term time and argued – when taken to court by the IWC – that as she had over 93% attendance recorded the decision to take her out of school for a few days was his decision as a parent to take.

Isle of Wight Magistrates threw out the case, saying Mr Platt had no case to answer. The IWC took the case to the High Court for clarification. Mr Platt won again. The Department for Education then ‘requested’ the IWC appeal the decision in the Supreme Court and took over the case.

In April 2017, Supreme Court judges ruled in favour of the appeal and returned the case to the Isle of Wight Magistrates court. They ruled in favour of the IWC and Mr Platt was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £2,000..

Mr Platt appeared on national TV and was hailed a hero around the country for fighting the local council.

12, May 2016·2 min read

Jon Platt school holiday fines High Court case on Friday

The nation's media, not to mention parents of school children, will be waiting to find out which way the High Court judge will go on the case of school holiday fines tomorrow. OnTheWight will have the news as soon as the case is heard.

8, December 2017·3 min read

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17, May 2016·2 min read

Conservative councillors demand to know costs of Jon Platt court case

The group leader of Isle of Wight Conservative councillors says "Questions now need to be asked as to who took the decision to prosecute, what that decision has cost and how was it justified?"

25, January 2017·1 min read

Bacon challenges Whitehouse claim that legal agreement limits what can be said on Platt case

When challenged on if he'd drop the Jon Platt school case, Cllr Whitehouse stated a legal agreement had been entered into by Cllr Bacon with the DfE limiting what Cllr Whitehouse can say. This morning Cllr Bacon says, "there is no such ‘legal agreement’," presenting what he claims as evidence.

6, April 2017·5 min read

Jon Platt school holiday fines appeal: Judgement delivered (updated)

IW Magistrates and the High Court both previously ruled that Mr Platt had no case to answer, but the Department for Education insisted IWC take the case to Supreme Court. The judgement was delivered this morning.

9, June 2016·1 min read

Schools’ Minister requests Isle of Wight council seek Appeal in school holiday case

The Government has committed to cover Isle of Wight council's cost to appeal the Jon Platt school holiday fines case at the High Court and beyond.

31, January 2017·1 min read

School holiday fines: Jon Platt facing DfE in Supreme Court

Jon Platt will face the DfE (via the Isle of Wight council) at the Supreme Court today to defend the High Court judges' decision that he has no case to answer for unpaid school absence fines.

14, April 2016·1 min read

School absence fines High Court hearing date set

OnTheWight has chatted to Jon Platt to find out how he's feeling about the upcoming High Court hearing (the date's just been set) in the case that could have considerable repercussions across the Isle of Wight and beyond.

13, May 2016·2 min read

Jon Platt school holiday fines case: High Court ruling revealed (updated)

Find out whether Isle of Wight father Jon Platt was right to take his child, who had a 94% attendance record, out of school in term time for a family holiday. Today's High Court decision could make it a landmark case with a massive impact across the country.

11, July 2016·2 min read

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