Current status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many children’s residential care homes there are in Scotland, and, of these, how many are owned by (a) local authorities, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) private entities.
The Care Inspectorate publish quarterly statistics which includes the numbers of registered care services in Scotland. The link to the most recent statistics, published on 15 August 2024, can be found here:
These show that, as at 30 June 2024, there are 353 residential care services in Scotland (to note this does not include residential schools). This is made up of 115 local authority services, 166 private services, 71 voluntary/not for profit services and 1 health board.