Rebecca Jane

Age 29, I decided to change career and train as a solicitor. Age 33, I dropped out of law school with mental illness. Age 35, I returned and completed my law degree Today... I finally made it into a court room & started my solicitor training. Just go for your dreams

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Ladies & gents… just checking in to let you know I’m still alive, well and very g happy…. 💁🏼‍♀️😂 Happy 2026 people ❤️

Raynor conveniently states her main residence is 265 miles away from her constituency… Either she’s dodging stamp duty - or she doesn’t care, and failing the people she represents. Make up your own mind… One rule for one… another for the less rich.

@celticgilly @blanch8247726 @paulmk17 All holidays are classed as ‘unauthorised’ - with no exceptions. It was made law in August last year. You’re not even allowed to challenge it, or appeal - unless it’s on procedural grounds.

@blanch8247726 @paulmk17 @LadyDetectives1 We don't know if parent asked & was refused. It's not uncommon, in part bc schools think if they allow it for one family they'll have to similar for all. It's not good. I blame publication of attendance, SATs, OFSTED, etc for how hard-nosed & business-like schools have become.

My daughter had 5 days off school - we went on holiday with my parents - because of my dad’s dementia & Alzheimer’s- he doesn’t have long left. I now have an £80 fine - and threat of a criminal conviction if I don’t pay. Meanwhile - robbing holiday companies get of Scott free

@Nicola289 Please read the comments - it’s not about the fine…. It’s about mandatory ‘criminal convictions’ if you have 15 days holiday with your child in 3 years. IF said child is in a state school - but not private schools…

@swkhoo A holiday ‘surcharge’ should be a criminal conviction, my 80k in legal training and losing my career? Because thats what a criminal conviction would do for my daughter missing 5 days of school…

@LadyDetectives1 Just treat it as a holiday surcharge.

@tedkel I don’t fret about the fine … I fret about the criminal conviction I’m being threatened with.

@LadyDetectives1 Life is not fair. Pay the fine, and don't waste time and energy fretting over it. Concentrate on family at this difficult time. The above was written with good intentions, not as criticism.

@JasonDa28977361 @RichardRoss_EU You’re missing the point - the government is handing out criminal convictions for it… it’s not about the fine

@LadyDetectives1 @RichardRoss_EU Exactly, so £80 is a small price to pay for that. Your holiday would have cost a lot more if you had gone during the school holidays so it's always worthwhile going a week before they start 😃

@KirkD1981 The fine - yes… the conviction part - no… it came out (Jan 24) after it was booked.

😂😂😂😂 no…. The greatest legacy is love, memories, knowing how supported you are, saying ‘I got to eat tapas with my grandad in Spain’, have him watch me perform to 150 people in a music theatre, sit with him and draw the sunset, have him be proud at how I can speak to people in Spanish …. I could go on…. All of those points have educational value - and way more than she would learn in 5 days. If you think all that could be sacrificed - for 5 days of ‘school’… you’re heartless.

@LadyDetectives1 There is a cost to missing school, far greater than an £80 fine. The greatest legacy to give a child is not a holiday but the best education possible

@Janet9647533712 @KeithKeith80 The law changed last year. It’s no longer the head teachers discretion - it’s a blanket - 5 days, you get a fine (and a criminal conviction if you don’t) - if you take them out for another 10 days in 3 years - you’re automatically criminally prosecuted

@LadyDetectives1 @KeithKeith80 It’s all down to the head teacher. Some schools don’t fine you . Nobody should get fined and you are right if it’s a private school,you don’t get fined.

@partridge96209 Oh my goodness!!! I’m so sorry for your loss. That’s heartbreaking. Funerals are SUCH a mentally important part of saying goodbye - I’m sure your daughter will be fine, but many could suffer by having that opportunity denied.

@ChrisWe71443773 @LadyDetectives1 My daughter is very rule-abiding and her primary school was obsessed with 100% attendance. We couldn't get permission to take her out for 1 day for her grandmother's funeral. Because school said no, she chose to go to school instead. She was 10.

No - you miss the point…. I DONT CARE ABOUT THE MONEY… I care about families being threatened with criminal convictions - but the government ignore holiday companies, they also ignore private schools. An MP with a child in a private school can have as many holidays as they want. A parent with a child in state school is threatened with a criminal conviction. And - if a child has 15 days - in three years - you DO get a criminal record. That is literally a law designed to enable the rich and target poorer families. If the government are so concerned about children going on holiday in term time - why are rich kids ok to do so?! And why not look at the holiday companies and their racketeering?! It’s totally unjust - and for that - I will never ‘just move on’.

@LadyDetectives1 You're quids in. Saved a fortune taking her out during term time. Got time with your Dad. Pay up and move on. Win win

@paulmk17 That’s because you were under the threshold - 5 days is an automatic fine. Regardless of any reason.

@LadyDetectives1 I spoke to my granddaughters’ school about the need to take them out early meaning they would miss the last two days of term and they were ok with it. No fine, no adverse repercussions. Did you speak to your daughter’s school before taking her out to explain the situation?

@RD_btc You must have had a lot of holidays as a child because you don’t make sense - READ HARDER - it’s not about the fine, ‘melt’ - it’s about the automatic criminal prosecution rules. Meanwhile - MP’s kids in private schools don’t get fined - you can’t have laws based on money!

@LadyDetectives1 It's not illegal if there's a fine, it's just legal at a price.. 🤷🏻‍♂️ You can afford it, don't be such a melt 🫠

@Davidpr52119342 @quizzimodo You must have missed a lot of school as a kid… because if you read properly - I’m talking about the automatic criminal prosecution rules - announced in Jan 2024 - and yes, the holiday was booked before then. Now - go read a book or something

@LadyDetectives1 @quizzimodo You booked it prior to 1996?? Seems unlikely.

No…. Again… you miss the point…. I don’t mind the fine - it is the threat of a criminal conviction that is appalling! It holds parents to ransom - but not parents of privately educated children - who can holiday whenever they like. If school is so important -why are the government only punishing parents that can’t afford private schools and ignoring the unfair / exploitive markets of holiday companies?! It’s injustice!!

@LadyDetectives1 So you always knew you would be fined but are upset because you have to pay it

@quizzimodo The new ‘rules’ were brought in about convictions after we booked

@LadyDetectives1 I presume you knew the rules before you did this If not, why not?

No….personally I don’t mind the fine. I don’t think it’s right for the general public though. It’s the threat of a criminal conviction that is a step too far for me. It’s also the fact that an MP’s child can be pulled from school - for a number of holidays - with NO fine or threat of criminal prosecution that I can’t stand. I don’t support double standards.

@BrieflySerious @Squeezy64 LOL - Laura… it’s a shame you didn’t spend more time in school… ‘I can’t cherry pick when she goes’… but an MP’s child in private school can - and that’s perfectly fine? 😂 You just lost your own argument 😂😂😂