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Teenagers who drop out of school at 16 and refuse any further education will face fines or prosecution under new plans to raise the leaving age.

Education Secretary Alan Johnson said that by 2015, all youngsters in England would have to be in school or some form of training until their 18th birthday.

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"We need to ensure we have the right carrots and sticks in place and to make sure no youngster would be under the criminal area of the law unless they are really hardcore and have gone through a fulsome process.

Those who failed to attend classes or training, after intensive one-to-one advice and support, could be issued with an "attendance order" obliging them to attend.

It would be a criminal offence to breach this order which would be subject to prosecution and an "appropriate penalty", the Green Paper said.

This would mean a criminal penalty for a breach of a civil order - in the same way as Anti-Social Behaviour Orders are pursued in the criminal courts.

Or alternatively, the young person could be issued with a fixed penalty notice requiring them to pay a fine.

BBC News.

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