Will you face fines for taking your children on holiday during school term-times?

County council bosses voted on the temporary rule change following the recent Isle of Wight case, which saw a father fined £120 after he took his daughter out of school for a holiday in term time.

The High Court decided his punishment was unlawful, prompting some local authorities, including Staffordshire, to temporarily suspend the practice of fining parents for going away with their children during term time.

Dudley Council has also revised its policy, while the other Black Country authorities say they are not planning changes.

Over the last three years councils across the country have issued more than 208,000 term-time holiday fines totalling around £12.5 million.

It comes after new laws were brought in during 2013 allowing councils to fine each parent £60 for each child taken out of school during term time.

Councillor Ben Adams, Staffordshire County Council's education chief, said: "We recognise that the recent ruling in the Isle of Wight case has led to some uncertainty for parents. Some authorities have suspended fines altogether; we didn't think this was right for Staffordshire as we have seen the majority of parents responding well to the rules and not taking their children out of term time. We want to ensure parents—and headteachers—have as much clarity as possible." Holidays taken in school holidays can cost thousands of pounds more than those during term time. The Isle of Wight case is currently the subject of a Supreme Court appeal.

Bosses at Walsall Council say they will not be changing the authority's policy.

All new referrals for issuing penalty notices will be considered 'with the high court judgement in mind' and assessed within the current parameter for defining 'irregular attendance', the council said in a statement.

Sandwell Council's education boss Councillor Simon Hackett, said: "We are waiting for the result of the Supreme Court hearing before making a decision."

Councillor Ian Cooper, Dudley Council's cabinet member for children's services, said: "For the time being it does mean we have revised our procedures and are taking into account a longer period of time when assessing whether to take proceedings or not."

Wolverhampton council says it has no plans to change its policy. The Department for Education (DfE) is expected to provide national guidance this autumn.