A dad who took his daughter out of school to go to Disney World has lost a legal battle after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of a council.

Five justices at the UK's highest court unanimously allowed an appeal by education chiefs against an earlier ruling that Jon Platt had not acted unlawfully when he took his daughter out of lessons.

Mr Platt, who took his daughter on a seven-day family trip to Florida in April 2015 without the school's permission, was prosecuted by Isle of Wight Council after he refused to pay a £120 penalty.

But local magistrates found there was no case to answer.

Two High Court judges in London later upheld the magistrates' decision, declaring Mr Platt was not acting unlawfully because his daughter had a good overall attendance record of over 90%.

Jon Platt was ordered to pay £120 but refused to pay the fee after claiming his daughter had good attendance at school

They said the magistrates were entitled to take into account the "wider picture" of the child's attendance record outside of the dates she was absent on the holiday.

In an action closely watched by schools and parents all over the country, the council urged the Supreme Court to overturn the High Court decision, saying it raised important issues over what constitutes "regular attendance" at school.

The justices ruled in the council's favour on Thursday.

Jon Platt has said he was "not at all surprised" to have lost, adding that schools now need to think "very carefully" about absence rules.

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