Let that person do the worrying and chasing up for you.
Taking the register each day is a legal requirement, but a good form tutor will also be chasing up the reasons for any absences or lateness and keep a close eye on any patterns that could indicate a cause for concern.
The revenue service has come under pressure from the Treasury to increase its tax yield, and has been criticised in recent years for failing to chase up potential tax-dodgers – not least for only prosecuting one of 1,000 Britons named in 2010 as having secret Swiss accounts with HSBC.
These places tend to offer legal protections for those hiding their wealth, too making it difficult for tax authorities to chase up missing money from billionaires.
This means owners may find themselves chased up for unsettled mortgage debt long after they think they are shot of it.
John Gregory: 25-1! 5.15pm: League Managers' Assochiefon chiexecutiveive Richard Bevan has been chased up for a word or three: "The LMA shares Martin's disappointment at him leaving Aston Villa.
"It's outrageous that graduates aren't told when they've repaid their debt – particularly when we're chased up for the smallest amount of tax owed.
She also highlighted failures by staff to chase up requests for medical attention for Ms Cooke's pressure sores.
And if it matters then we chase up the patient".
