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Children: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children's homes that are privately owned and operated.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
8 Jan 2026
Answer
15 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children's homes that are privately owned and operated.

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    As at 31 March 2025, 84% (3,360) of all children’s homes were privately owned and operated. Ofsted publish annual data on children’s social care in England. This includes data on the number of homes and the different types of social care providers. The la...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Reading

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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