Question follow-through · 109709

Psychology: Postgraduate Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university places there are for doctorates in Clinical Psychology.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Feb 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university places there are for doctorates in Clinical Psychology.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government, and are responsible for their own admissions decisions, including provision for doctoral places.NHS England commissions taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists. NHS funded tra...

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