School Cross-Area Penalty Notice History Check
- Version
- v1
- Updated
- 1 October 2026
- Who this checklist is for
- Maintained and academy schools in England, where the applicability conditions for this case-specific check are met.
- Jurisdiction
- england
12 checklist steps
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Confirm applicability
Use this checklist where the pupil has moved school or local-authority area within the previous three years and a repeat-offence or penalty-notice history check is relevant.
Record the case reference
Response required
Enter the case reference or other identifier used for this check.
Case reference
Identify the parent and pupil
Response required
Record the identifying information used when checking whether a penalty notice was issued to the parent in respect of the pupil.
Record the identifiers used
Confirm a move within the previous three years
Select the status supported by the case records.
Choose one
- Moved school
- Moved local-authority area
- Moved school and local-authority area
- Move within the previous three years not established
Record the move history
Response required
List the relevant previous and current schools or local-authority areas and the dates or date ranges supported by the records.
Schools, local-authority areas and move dates
Identify known previous local authorities
Response required
Where the pupil moved between local authorities, record each previous local authority known from the case records. If none is known, record that outcome.
Known previous local authorities or none known
Contact known previous local authorities
If the pupil moved between local authorities and the previous local authority or authorities are known, contact each known previous local authority to check whether a penalty notice was issued to the parent for that pupil in the previous three years. Where the previous school was in the same local-authority area, complete the corresponding check using the available records or contact route.
Record each enquiry
Response required
Record the local authority or school contacted, the contact date, the contact method, the information requested, and the person or team contacted where known.
Enquiry details for each contacted organisation
Record the enquiry outcome
Select the outcome for the available checks.
Choose one
- A penalty notice was identified as issued to the parent for the pupil
- No previous penalty notice was identified in the information checked
- Information was unavailable or could not be established
- Response or check is pending
Attach or describe supporting records
Response required
Record the response, unavailable-information explanation, or other evidence for each check, including where no response was received.
Response summary, record location or unavailable-information details
Record the escalation decision
Record the decision reached after considering the check results under the applicable process.
Choose one
- Escalate
- Do not escalate
- Defer pending further information
- Refer for further decision under the applicable process
Record the decision rationale
Response required
Summarise the information relied on, any unavailable information, and the reason for the recorded escalation decision.
Decision rationale