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Personal Care Services: Apprentices

Asked by Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 29 January 2026UIN 107623

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the (a) uptake and (b) drop-out rates in (i) barbering and (ii) hairdressing apprenticeships over the last 7 years.

Answered by Andrew Western

Statistics on apprenticeships are published in the Apprenticeships accredited official statistics publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships.

Apprenticeship starts on barbering and hairdressing apprenticeships can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/ccfd7de7-48a4-4913-19a0-08de58cbc7ae

Apprenticeship achievement rates can be found here:

  • Achievement rates for the 2024/25 academic year will be published in March 2026 in the Apprenticeships: March 2026 statistics publication.

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