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<p>Local authorities employ staff to manage their attendance services and fulfil their
statutory responsibilities, but the Government does not collect data on the number
of such officers.</p><p>Attendance officers are also employed directly by schools
and academy trusts to help improve pupil attendance. In November 2019, the Department
recorded the total number of attendance officers directly employed by state-funded
schools in England as 2,982. A breakdown of this figure by local authority area is
attached, for reference. This figure does not include attendance support through contracted
services, those not directly employed by the school or those employed by local authorities.
Schools also employ other professionals to improve attendance including pastoral managers,
education welfare officers and home-school liaison officers, which are also not counted
in this figure.</p>
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