PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(29 January 2026)

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.

Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)

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/

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