UPDATED 30TH MAR 2020
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SEE ALSO : The Gap v COVID 19
From the 19th April 2020 children will have access to an additional 20 days of allowable absences before they need to use ‘additional absences’ , taking the total to 42 days. Until then the limit its 42 days.
Normally every time you use ‘Additional Absence’ for absences above the allowed limit (currently 42 but increasing to 62 temporarily on the 19th April) you must hold a doctors certificate.
The Ministers Rules have been amended with immediate effect to relax this requirement specifically in relation to COVID 19.