Across England, 176 new children’s homes were registered between 1 April 2020 and 31 August - the highest number for that period in any given year on record, the inspectorate’s local authority and children’s homes in England inspections and outcomes autumn 2020 report shows.
In the same period in 2019, 136 children’s homes were registered compared with 87 in 2018.
Of the 176 children’s homes registered this year, 155 were run by private companies, 13 were run by local authorities and eight were run by voluntary organisations.
Of these, 23 were registered on the site of a previously closed children’s home and are classed as re-registrations.
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