article_snippet: Parents have been fined up to £1,000 and even taken to court since the new policy came into force in September 2013.
article_snippet: The cost rises to £120 if The cost is not paid within 21 days.
article_snippet: Fines: the drop is being credited on the new fines system, which sees parents landed with a £60 penalty if parents take parents children out of school for an 'unauthorised' absence .
article_snippet: Those who fail to pay can face prosecution, with a maximum fine, if convicted, of £2,500 or a jail sentence of up to three months.
highlights_snippet: Drop  comes after fine of £60 per pupil brought in for missing school .
  