Pre-release list
Updated 16 December 2016
Applies to England
Besides Department for Education and Skills Funding Agency professional and production staff, the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before the release:
Department for Education
Secretary of State for Education
Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation
Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families
Special Adviser (2 recipients)
Permanent Secretary
Director General, Higher and Further Education
Director General, Education Standards
Director, Closing the Gap Group
Director, Apprenticeship Group
Director, Further Education Group
Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis
Deputy Director, Reforming Further Education Provision
Deputy Director, Simplification, Funding and Sponsorship
Deputy Director, Apprenticeships
Team leaders, Apprenticeships (2 recipients)
Head of Profession for Statistics
Head of Profession Support
Press Officers (3 recipients)
Skills Funding Agency
Executive Director Skills Funding Agency Communications (1 recipient)
Briefing support
Apprenticeship Policy (1 recipient)
Routes into Apprenticeships and Work (4 recipients)
Statutory Entitlements, ACL, and Offender Learning (1 recipient)
FE Policy - Funding, Transition, Devolution
Employer Ownership Pilot - Specialist Institutions and Delivery
Advanced Learning Loans - Higher Level Student Finance (2 recipients)
Commercial and Legal Unit (1 recipient)
Earn or Learn Taskforce (Cabinet Office)