Disclosure Log
number and distribution of homecare providers (FOI/6590)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 24 October 2025
Dear *********,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/6590
Thank you for your request for information relating to number and distribution of homecare providers.
We are now able to provide the following information:
1. The total number of homecare (domiciliary care) providers operating within your local authority area, broken down by year from 2020 to 2025. If possible, please provide the number of providers by locality, district, or area served (for example, by ward or care commissioning area).
Please see below table;
| Number of Different Homecare Providers | ||||||
| Financial Year | ||||||
| District | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 to Date |
| Ashfield | 23 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Bassetlaw | 14 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Broxtowe | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| Gedling | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
| Mansfield | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
| Newark | 21 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
| Rushcliffe | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| Overall* | 72 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 83 | 77 |
*Total of districts does not add up to the number in Overall as some providers operate in more than one district.
We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful, however if you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled, then please email us at [email protected] quoting the reference FOI/6590 and we will be happy to review your request
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aComplaints and Information Team
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