Pre-release access list for: Immigration Statistics, year ending December 2020
Published 25 February 2021
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National Statistics published at 9.30am on 25 February 2021
This statistical bulletin was produced by analytical professionals and production staff in Home Office Analysis and Insight Directorate.
Pre-release access was given to the following persons 24 hours in advance of release:
Home Office
- Home Secretary
- Minister of State for Security and Immigration
- Minister of State for Immigration Compliance and the Courts
- Permanent Secretary
- Director General of Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System Policy and International Director of Private Offices
- Director of Compliance and Returns
- Director General of Immigration Enforcement
- Director of Border Force
- Head of Migration Policy
- Deputy Director, European Migration & Citizens’ Rights
- Migration Policy Briefing Official
- UK Visas and Immigration Official
- Immigration Enforcement Official (2)
- Special Advisers (3)
- Press Office, Immigration Desk (4)
In addition, Private Secretaries in the Ministers’ and Special Advisers’ Private Offices will have access to pre-release figures for handling arrangements.
Pre-release access was also given to the following persons from outside the Home Office 24 hours in advance of release:
Number 10
- Prime Minister
- PS to Prime Minister
- Policy Lead
- Chief of Staff
- Deputy Chief of Staff
- Home Affairs Policy Lead
Cabinet Office
- Deputy Director, Home Affairs Team
In addition to staff in the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics responsible for production of the statistics, the following staff also have access to pre-release figures for quality assurance purposes.
Asylum data
- Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (4)
Returns data
- Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (5)
Detention data
- Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (2)
- Operational lead, Detainee Escorting and Population Management Unit, Home Office
- Operational lead, Family Returns Unit, Home Office (2)
Entry clearance visa data
- Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (2)
CoS, CAS data
- Operational lead, Sponsorship Analysis Team, Home Office (3)
Work, study, family visa data
- UK Visas and Immigration, European Casework, Home Office (2)