Pre-release access (England)
Published 30 November 2023
Applies to England
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»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp phrase ‘Pre-release accessâ€� refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp rules and principles which govern pre-release access are featured within the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.
Besides production staff the following post holders (and their ancillary support staff, if required) are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release:
| DfE Ministers | Secretary of State for Education |
| Ìý | Private Secretary (SoS Private Office) |
| Ìý | Special Advisors, parliamentary and communications Special Adviser |
| Ìý | Special Advisors, policy â€� Skills, Higher Education, Further Education |
| Ìý | Minister for the School System and Finance |
| Ìý | Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education |
| Ìý | Private Sectretary to the MoS (MoS Private Office) |
| DfE Senior Officials | Permanent Secretary for Education |
| Ìý | Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary |
| Ìý | Director General - Skills |
| Ìý | Director of Higher Education |
| Ìý | Chief Statistician for Education |
| Ìý | Head of Profession for Statistics |
| DfE Press Office | Chief Media Officer |
| Ìý | Media Officer x 2 |
| DfE Policy Officials | Deputy Director, Student Funding Policy (x2) |
| Ìý | Future Student Finance and Funding |
| Ìý | Postgraduate Loans Policy Official |
| Ìý | Team Leader - Student Funding Eligibility & Postgraduate Loans team x 2 |
| Ìý | Further Education Loans Policy Official |
| Ìý | Policy Advisor - Higher Education Student Finance |
| Ìý | Policy Official - PT Maintenance Loans and Accelerated Degrees |
| Ìý | Team Leader - Disabled Studentsâ€� Allowance Team |
| Student Loans Company | Chief Executive |
| Ìý | Executive Director Business Operations |
| Ìý | Head of Partner Services |
| Ìý | Head of Corporate Affairs |
| Ìý | Media Relations Manager |
| Ìý | Corporate Communications - External (x2) |
| Ìý | Lead Official for Statistics / Senior Business Intelligence Manager |
| Ìý | Business Intelligence Manager |
| Ìý | Senior Official Statistics Officer |