Cheshire parents whose children have a good attendance at school might be encouraged by a high court ruling today in favour of a dad who refused to pay a fine for taking his six-year-old daughter out of school for a family trip to Florida.

Jon Platt was fined by the Isle of Wight Council after he took his family on the trip in April 2015 without permission from the school. The trip included a visit to Walt Disney World.

But the High Court today ruled that because of his daughter’s regular attendance, Jon Platt had no case to answer.

It comes as a survey revealed families face paying more than double the price for a package holiday as soon as school holidays begin.

Mr Platt said the case had cost him £13,000, which he described as 'money well spent'.

Taking his six-year-old daughter out of school was not about the cost but rather the principle that he should not be criminalised for doing so, he said.

He told ITV ’s Good Morning Britain: “If the law required 100% attendance, if the law said your children must attend every single day in order to get a great education, the law would say that - but it does not.”

Here are some of the key questions surrounding the issue of taking children on an unauthorised term time holiday.

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Should parents be allowed to take their children on holiday during term time?