CALLS for Parliament to deal with any change in the law — needed after Tuesday's school fine Supreme Court clash between the Department for Education, Isle of Wight Council and Jon Platt — have been made by MP Andrew Turner.

Some critics of the case have claimed the Department for Education seeks to use the case as a way of changing what the law originally intended, without formally bringing it before MPs.

Speaking in Parliament yesterday (Thursday), former teacher Andrew Turner said: "One of my constituents will appear in the Supreme Court next week because the Department for Education wants judges to interpret the word 'regular' in relation to school attendance. If the Government win the case, the law will retrospectively criminalise the actions of tens of thousands of parents. 

"If the law needs to be changed, it should come before Parliament for proper debate and scrutiny. Will the Leader of the House encourage the Secretary of State for Education to make a statement on the situation?"

Leader of the House of Commons, David Lidington, said it would be inappropriate to comment ahead of the case.

He added: "The Department requested permission to intervene in the Supreme Court, supporting the local authority, because following the lower court’s decision we need clarity on what the law actually means before we can take any policy decisions that may be necessary."