Best Start Family Hubs tracker
This tracker lists every council FamilyPlans holds a record for, and the number of Family Hubs we currently have checked for that council, grouped by nation. In 2025 the UK government announced the Best Start programme, committing to a Family Hub in every local authority in England. The counts below are hub locations as recorded by FamilyPlans, checked dates shown — they describe our own checked coverage, not an independent audit of council rollout progress, and a council showing 0 here may simply not have been checked yet rather than having no hub.
Headline totals
- 382 councils on record across the UK.
- 117 councils with at least one Family Hub record checked by FamilyPlans.
- 826 Family Hub records overall.
Most recent hub check reflected in this table: . See source-refresh status for current sources and the England-only status tracker for open/planned/transitioning/closed breakdowns.
Cite this dataset
FamilyPlans, Best Start Family Hubs tracker (accessed YYYY-MM-DD), https://familyplans.co.uk/research/best-start-family-hubs-tracker
By nation
England
714
hubs across 317 councils (93 with at least one)
Scotland
74
hubs across 32 councils (14 with at least one)
Wales
32
hubs across 22 councils (8 with at least one)
Northern Ireland
6
hubs across 11 councils (2 with at least one)
By council
England
| Council | Family Hubs | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Adur | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Amber Valley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Arun | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Ashfield | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Ashford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Babergh | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Barking and Dagenham | 14 | 24 May 2026 |
| Barnet | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Barnsley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Basildon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bassetlaw | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bedford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bexley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Birmingham | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Blaby | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Blackpool | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bolsover | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bolton | 0 | Not yet checked |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Broxbourne | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Boston | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bracknell Forest | 3 | 29 June 2026 |
| Bradford | 9 | 24 May 2026 |
| Braintree | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Breckland | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Brent | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Brentwood | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Brighton and Hove | 9 | 24 May 2026 |
| Bristol | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Broadland | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bromley | 6 | 29 June 2026 |
| Bromsgrove | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Broxtowe | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Burnley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bury | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Calderdale | 15 | 23 May 2026 |
| Cambridge | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Camden | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Cannock Chase | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Canterbury | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Castle Point | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Central Bedfordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Charnwood | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Chelmsford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Cheltenham | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Cherwell | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Cheshire East | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Chesterfield | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Chichester | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Chorley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Colchester | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Cornwall | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Cotswold | 0 | Not yet checked |
| the Isles of Scilly | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Coventry | 8 | 24 May 2026 |
| Crawley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Croydon | 2 | 24 May 2026 |
| Cumberland | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Dacorum | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Darlington | 1 | 23 May 2026 |
| Dartford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Derby | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Derbyshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Derbyshire Dales | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Devon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Doncaster | 3 | 23 May 2026 |
| Dorset | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Dover | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Dudley | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Durham | 11 | 23 May 2026 |
| Ealing | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Eastbourne | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Cambridgeshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Devon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Hampshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Hertfordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Eastleigh | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Lindsey | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 16 | 23 May 2026 |
| East Staffordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Suffolk | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Sussex | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Elmbridge | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Enfield | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Epping Forest | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Epsom and Ewell | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Erewash | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Essex | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Exeter | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Fareham | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Fenland | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Forest of Dean | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Fylde | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Gateshead | 9 | 23 May 2026 |
| Gedling | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Gloucester | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Gloucestershire | 6 | 24 May 2026 |
| Gosport | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Gravesham | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Great Yarmouth | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Greenwich | 10 | 24 May 2026 |
| Guildford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hackney | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Halton | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hampshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Harborough | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Haringey | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Harlow | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Harrow | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hart | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hartlepool | 4 | 23 May 2026 |
| Hastings | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Havant | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Havering | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Herefordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hertfordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hertsmere | 0 | Not yet checked |
| High Peak | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hillingdon | 12 | 24 May 2026 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Horsham | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hounslow | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hull | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Hyndburn | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Ipswich | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Isle of Wight | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Islington | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Kent | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Kingston upon Thames | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Kirklees | 4 | 23 May 2026 |
| Knowsley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lambeth | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lancashire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lancaster | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Leeds | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Leicester | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Leicestershire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lewes | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lewisham | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lichfield | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lincoln | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lincolnshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Liverpool | 11 | 24 May 2026 |
| London Corporation | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Luton | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Maidstone | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Maldon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Malvern Hills | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Manchester | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Mansfield | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Medway | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Melton | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Merton | 2 | 24 May 2026 |
| Mid Devon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 23 May 2026 |
| Mid Suffolk | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Mid Sussex | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Milton Keynes | 10 | 24 May 2026 |
| Mole Valley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Newark and Sherwood | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5 | 23 May 2026 |
| New Forest | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Newham | 10 | 24 May 2026 |
| Norfolk | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| North Devon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| North East Derbyshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| North East Lincolnshire | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| North Hertfordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| North Kesteven | 0 | Not yet checked |
| North Lincolnshire | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| North Norfolk | 0 | Not yet checked |
| North Northamptonshire | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| North Somerset | 13 | 24 May 2026 |
| North Tyneside | 1 | 23 May 2026 |
| Northumberland | 6 | 23 May 2026 |
| North Warwickshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| North West Leicestershire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| North Yorkshire | 12 | 23 May 2026 |
| Norwich | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Nottingham | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 | 24 May 2026 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Oadby and Wigston | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Oldham | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| Oxford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 24 May 2026 |
| Pendle | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Peterborough | 6 | 24 May 2026 |
| Plymouth | 11 | 24 May 2026 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 24 May 2026 |
| Preston | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Reading | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Redbridge | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 9 | 23 May 2026 |
| Redditch | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Reigate and Banstead | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Ribble Valley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Richmond upon Thames | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Rochdale | 16 | 24 May 2026 |
| Rochford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Rossendale | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Rother | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Rotherham | 1 | 24 May 2026 |
| Rugby | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Runnymede | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Rushcliffe | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Rushmoor | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Rutland | 2 | 24 May 2026 |
| Salford | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Sandwell | 1 | 24 May 2026 |
| Sefton | 11 | 24 May 2026 |
| Sevenoaks | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Sheffield | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| Shropshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Slough | 10 | 24 May 2026 |
| Solihull | 9 | 24 May 2026 |
| Somerset | 6 | 24 May 2026 |
| Southampton | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Derbyshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Southend-on-Sea | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Gloucestershire | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| South Hams | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Holland | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Kesteven | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Norfolk | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Oxfordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Ribble | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Staffordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| South Tyneside | 12 | 23 May 2026 |
| Southwark | 12 | 24 May 2026 |
| Spelthorne | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Stafford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Staffordshire | 10 | 24 May 2026 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 0 | Not yet checked |
| St Albans | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Stevenage | 0 | Not yet checked |
| St Helens | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Stockport | 8 | 24 May 2026 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 6 | 24 May 2026 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 2 | 24 May 2026 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Stroud | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Suffolk | 29 | 24 May 2026 |
| Sunderland | 5 | 23 May 2026 |
| Surrey | 18 | 24 May 2026 |
| Surrey Heath | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Sutton | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Swale | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Swindon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Tameside | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Tamworth | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Tandridge | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Teignbridge | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Telford & Wrekin | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| Tendring | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Test Valley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Tewkesbury | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Thanet | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Three Rivers | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Thurrock | 10 | 24 May 2026 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Torbay | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Torridge | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Tower Hamlets | 15 | 24 May 2026 |
| Trafford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Tunbridge Wells | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Uttlesford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Vale of White Horse | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Wakefield | 19 | 24 May 2026 |
| Walsall | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Waltham Forest | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Wandsworth | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Warrington | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Warwick | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Warwickshire | 14 | 24 May 2026 |
| Watford | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Waverley | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Wealden | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 0 | Not yet checked |
| West Berkshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| West Devon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| West Lancashire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| West Lindsey | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Westminster | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Westmorland and Furness | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| West Northamptonshire | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| West Oxfordshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| West Suffolk | 0 | Not yet checked |
| West Sussex | 12 | 24 May 2026 |
| Wigan | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| Wiltshire | 26 | 24 May 2026 |
| Winchester | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Wirral | 10 | 24 May 2026 |
| Woking | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Wokingham | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Wolverhampton | 9 | 24 May 2026 |
| Worcester | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Worcestershire | 10 | 24 May 2026 |
| Worthing | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Wychavon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Wyre | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Wyre Forest | 0 | Not yet checked |
| York | 4 | 23 May 2026 |
Scotland
| Council | Family Hubs | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Aberdeenshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Angus | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Argyll and Bute | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Clackmannanshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Dundee | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Ayrshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Dunbartonshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Lothian | 0 | Not yet checked |
| East Renfrewshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Edinburgh | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Falkirk | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Fife | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Glasgow | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Inverclyde | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Midlothian | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| North Ayrshire | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| North Lanarkshire | 15 | 24 May 2026 |
| Orkney Islands | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Perth and Kinross | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Renfrewshire | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Scottish Borders | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Shetland Islands | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| South Ayrshire | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| South Lanarkshire | 7 | 24 May 2026 |
| Stirling | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Highland | 6 | 24 May 2026 |
| Moray | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| West Lothian | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
Wales
| Council | Family Hubs | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Bridgend | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Caerphilly | 5 | 24 May 2026 |
| Cardiff | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Ceredigion | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Swansea | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Conwy | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Denbighshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Flintshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Gwynedd | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Isle of Anglesey | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Newport | 6 | 24 May 2026 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Powys | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Torfaen | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 4 | 24 May 2026 |
| Wrexham | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
Northern Ireland
| Council | Family Hubs | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Ards and North Down | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Belfast | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Derry and Strabane | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | 0 | Not yet checked |
| Mid and East Antrim | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Mid Ulster | 3 | 24 May 2026 |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | 0 | Not yet checked |