Accredited official statistics
Children's social care in England 2026
Inspection data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England as well as inspections and inspection outcomes from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
These statistics covering children’s social care in England are made up of:
- main findings
- tables, charts and individual provider-level data in ODS format
- quality and methodology report
- pre-release access list
Data on inspecting local authority children’s services inspections and regulatory activity in children’s homes are not included within this release. Please see the ‘Latest data’ section of the children’s social care collection page for the most recent publications on these topics.
Accredited official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.
Updates to this page
Published 30 July 2026