Dear Sir or Madam,
I request the following information:-
The number of Children's homes run by Charities
The number of children accommodated in these homes

Yours faithfully,

Pauline Winlow

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Dear Pauline

Charities are classified according to a self classification code that
charities complete on an annual basis. There are 201 charities on the
Central Register of Charities that have classified themselves
as children's homes.

The information you have requested concerning the number of children
accommodated in these homes is not recorded by this Department.

As you may be aware the regulation of children's homes is undertaken by
Ofsted, if you have not already done so you may wish to contact them at

Royal Exchange Buildings
St Ann's Square
Manchester
M2 7LA

Tel: 0845 640 4045

Email: [1][email address].

If you are unhappy with our response to your FOI request, have a complaint
or wish to request a review of our FOI decision, you should write to:

Charity Commission Direct
PO Box 1227
Liverpool
L69 3UG.

Please state what it is you are dissatisfied with, which will assist us
when we review our response.

If after this you remain unhappy with the decision, you may apply directly
to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO,
cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted our complaints
procedure. The Information commissioner can be contacted at: The
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Kind regards
Linda Cave
Research Assistant

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