Official Statistics

Pre-release access list for Excess mortality within England: post-pandemic method

Updated 23 January 2025

Applies to England

The following post holders were given pre-release access 24 hours before the January 2025 release. Statistical staff and those involved in the production and quality assurance of the document are excluded.

Department of Health and Social Care

  • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
  • Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
  • Special Adviser to Secretary of State and Minister for Health and Social Care (4)
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary
  • Second Permanent Secretary
  • Private Secretary to the Second Permanent Secretary
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Deputy Chief Medical Officer
  • Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer
  • Chief Scientific Adviser
  • Director of Analysis
  • Director General for Primary Care and Prevention
  • Assistant Private Secretary to the Director General for Primary Care and Prevention
  • Chief Media Relations Officer (2)

Number 10

  • Prime Minister
  • Deputy Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
  • Special Adviser to the Prime Minister
  • Director, Policy Unit
  • Head of Policy Unit (Political)
  • Senior Policy Adviser for Health and Social Care
  • Data Scientist (2)
  • Deputy Director of Communications (Political)
  • Chief Press Officer
  • Second Permanent Secretary and Head of Mission Delivery Unit
  • Deputy Director, Prime Minister’s Mission Delivery Unit Health Team
  • Prime Minister’s Mission Delivery Unit Health Team (1)