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Written question asked by Peter Bottomley (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 March 2023. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 March 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Autism: South of England

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many places in residential care settings dedicated for profoundly autistic adults there are in (a) West Sussex, (b) Hampshire and (c) Surrey.

Answer

The information requested is not available. The Department does not collect data on care settings places for autism only. The following table shows data on total capacity in care homes that are able to serve users with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder.

Local authority

Hampshire

Surrey

West Sussex

Number of beds in care homes that can serve users with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder

1,659

2,338

1,585

All Care Home Beds in local authority

14,127

13,567

9,950

Source: The CQC Care Directory data as of 1 March 2023.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
156917
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Care homes Autism South of England
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk