Claim: 40% of fines for pupil absence go unpaid.
Fact-check: How many truanting fines go unpaid by parents? - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. about 20% of fines went unpaid in england in 2012/13. 63% were paid within the maximum time limit, but some of the remainder were withdrawn rather than unpaid.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Amy Sippitt
Date published: 2015-10-06T00:00:00