Pre-release access
Updated 20 January 2022
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.
Student Support for Higher Education in England 2021: Full year 2020/21 and early in year 2021/22
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 | Representative in the House of Lords |
| Ìý | Special Adviser to Minister Donelan and supporting Secretary of State on the Higher and Further Education brief |
| Ìý | Communications Special Adviser to the Secretary of State |
| Ìý | Private Secretary to the SoS Special Advisors |
| Ìý | Minister of State for Higher and Further Education |
| Ìý | Private Secretary to the MoS (MoS Private Office) |
| DfE Senior Officials | Permanent Secretary for Education |
| Ìý | Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary |
| Ìý | Deputy Permanent Secretary for Education |
| Ìý | Director General, Higher and Further Education |
| Ìý | Director - Post 16 Strategy and Analysis Division |
| Ìý | Head of Profession for Statistics |
| Ìý | Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics |
| DfE Press Office | Chief Media Officer |
| Ìý | Senior Media Officer |
| DfE Policy Officials | Deputy Director, Student Funding Policy |
| Ìý | Team Leader: Future Student Finance and Funding |
| Ìý | Team Leader: Student Financial Support Policy |
| Ìý | Postgraduate Loans Policy Official |
| Ìý | Team leader on the Student Funding Eligibility and Postgraduate Loans team |
| Ìý | Further Education Loans Policy Official |
| Ìý | Policy Official - Undergraduate Student Finance Support Regulations |
| Ìý | Policy Official - Dependantsâ€� Grants |
| Ìý | Team Leader: Disabled Studentsâ€� Allowance Team |
| Student Loans Company | Chief Executive |
| Ìý | Executive Director of Business Operations |
| Ìý | Head of Partner Services |
| Ìý | Head of Corporate Affairs |
| Ìý | Senior Manager External Affairs & Strategic Relations |
| Ìý | Corporate Communications - External (x2) |
| Ìý | Lead Official for Statistics / ED&A Senior Manager |
| Ìý | Analytics Manager |
| Ìý | Senior Official Statistics Officer |