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Written question asked by James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 29 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Friday, 13 February 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Clinical Psychologists: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clinical psychology training places were commissioned in each of the last five years, and how this compares to the number of applicants.

Answer

The following table provides the number of training places across the 28 training providers of Doctorates in Clinical Psychology in England over the past five years:

Year

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Places

901

1,065

1,066

1,064

1,073

Source: Clearing House, available at the following link:
https://www.clearing-house.org.uk/

In addition, the following table shows the data on places and unique applicants, as applicants can apply to more than one course, that are available in total across all English, Scottish, and Welsh courses:

Year

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Places

979

1,155

1,166

1,164

1,179

Unique Applicants

4,544

4,655

4,990

5,603

5,910

Applicants per Place

4.6

4.0

4.3

4.8

5.0

Source: Clearing House, available at the following link:
https://www.clearing-house.org.uk/

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109710
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Training Clinical psychologists
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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