Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 109707

Psychology: Postgraduate Education

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure an adequate number of university places for students studying doctorates in Clinical Psychology.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government, and are responsible for their own admissions decisions, including provision for doctoral places.NHS England commissions taught doctorate programmes for Clinical Psychologists. NHS funded tra...

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