Official Statistics

Pre-release access to Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds (2020 and 2021)

Updated 2 November 2023

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

In accordance with the conditions for pre-release access to Official Statistics set out in the DCMS statement of compliance, the following Ministers and officials received privileged early access to the Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds, 2020 and 2021, published on 03 November 2022. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

1. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Michelle Donelon Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Stuart Andrew Minister for Sport, Arts and Ceremonials
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Will Barnes Private Secretary to the Special Advisors
Sarah Healey Permanent Secretary
Sam Lister Director General Performance and Strategy
Polly Payne Director General - Culture, Sport and Civil Society
Ruth Hannant Director General - Culture, Sport and Civil Society
Alison Kilburn Director of Analysis
Emma Squire Director, Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Nisar Hussain Chief Communications Officer
Lidia Fanzo Communications Officer
Alex Hemming Senior Digital Communications Officer
Ellie Fox Senior Digital Communications Officer
Stuart Livesey Head of Content and Creative
Helen Whitehouse Deputy Director Museums and Cultural Property
Gaynor Stannard Head of Domestic Cultural Property
Penelope Rafter Senior Policy Advisor Cultural Property
Marcus Dean Cultural Property Advisor
Rosie Weetch Head of Cultural Property - Collections
Paul Maley Treasure Registrar Cultural Property
Sarah Lasher Head of Statistics and Research
Rob Fontana-Reval Deputy Director of Analysis
Joe Bohoslawec Deputy Head of Statistics
Thomas Evans Statistical Apprentice

2. Portable Antiquities and Treasure, British Museum

Dr Michael Lewis Head of Portable Antiquities & Treasure
Ian Richardson Treasure Registrar, Portable Antiquities and Treasure

Pre-release access to Ministers, Special Advisors, Permanent Secretary and Director General includes their private secretaries.