You asked
I would like to know the number of parents in the UK?
Please could you also provide the estimate total number of UK adults aged 16 and over, who are parents of dependent and non-dependent children.
We said
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request regarding the number of parents of dependent and non-dependent children residing in the UK.
We do not have any published data in this regard, however we would be able to provide a bespoke dataset, which would incur a charge in line with our policy.
In response to your question: Special tabulations of data are available to order (subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources and agreements of costs, where appropriate). Such enquiries should be made to: pop.info@ons.gov.uk. We recommend that you contact the Population Statistics team directly in order to discuss your data requirements in more detail.
As this information is already available to you via this route we consider that S21(1) applies to this request and the information does not have to be supplied under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. S21(1) is an absolute exemption and no consideration of the public interest test needs to be applied.
If you choose to contact the Population Statistics team they will be able to discuss your requirements with you, including the geographies and variables that are available, they will also be able to discuss any likely costs surrounding the production of the data that you have requested. They will be pleased to help you.