Pre-release access list for: Immigration Statistics, year ending September 2021
Published 25 November 2021
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National Statistics published at 9.30am on 25 November 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
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Future Borders and Immigration
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign National Offenders and Immigration
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Afghan Resettlement
- Permanent Secretary
- Second Permanent Secretary
- Director of Border Force
- Director General of Immigration Enforcement
- Director of Compliance and Returns
- Head of Migration Policy
- Head of Economic Migration Policy
- Parliamentary secretary, FNO returns command secretariat
- Deputy Director, EEA Citizens’ Rights and Hong Kong Unit
- Policy lead, Asylum System Reform
- Special Advisers (3)
- Press Office, Immigration Desk (6)
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
- Private Secretary to Prime Minister
- Policy Lead
- Head of No.10 Policy Unit
- Deputy Chief of Staff
- Home Affairs team official
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 (3)
- Analyst, Clandestine Channel Threat Command, Home Office (1)
- National Removals Command, Home Office (1)
- Asylum & Protection Unit, Home Office (1)
- Asylum Operations, Home Office (4)
Returns data
- Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (2)
- Immigration Enforcement, Foreign National Offenders Returns Command, Home Office (3)
- Immigration Enforcement, Strategic Operations Command, Operational Performance Team, Home Office (2)
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
- Risk and Assurance, Detention & Escorting Services, Home Office
Entry clearance visa data
- Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (2)
- Policy lead, Migration & Borders Group, Home Office (4)
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)