Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secure children's homes are registered in England; how many places are available in such homes; and how many such facilities have closed since 2010.

The number of secure children's homes registered in England as at 31 March 2017, along with how many places are available in such homes and how many such homes have closed since 2010, are available within Table 3 of the ‘Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2017’ statistical first release, available on the Department’s website at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2017.