Guidance

Pre-release access list: report for April 2024 to March 2025

Published 28 August 2025

Applies to England

The following post holders are given pre-release access 24 hours prior to release. Staff involved in the production of the document are excluded from pre-release access restrictions.

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Chief Medical Adviser

Director of Public Health Programmes

Director of Communications

Deputy Director, Analytical Quality Assurance and Standards and Head of Profession for Statistics

Deputy Director, Immunisation Programmes x 2

National Programme Lead for Routine Immunisations

Department of Health and Social Care

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention 

Ministerial Special Advisers 

Permanent Secretary

Chief Scientific Adviser 

Chief Medical Officer 

Deputy Chief Medical Officer 

Director General, Global and Public Health

Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Director, Health Protection and Public Health System

Deputy Director, National Immunisation Programmes Policy

Head of National Immunisation Programmes Policy

Head of Vaccines and Immunisations Priority Projects

National Immunisation Priority Projects Lead

Senior Policy Adviser x 3

National Immunisation Programmes Policy Manager

National Immunisation Programmes Policy Adviser x 2

NHS England

National Director, Vaccinations and Screening 

Vaccination Lead, Office of National Director for Vaccinations and Screening

Director of Vaccination

Deputy Director of Vaccinations, CYP, Vaccination and Screening Directorate

Deputy Director of Vaccination

Deputy Director of Nursing Clinical Delivery

Head of Public Health

Vaccinations and Screening Communications Lead

Senior Communications Manager

Senior Media Relations Manager

Senior Strategic Communications Manager

Operational access

The following post holders are given operational access one week prior to release.

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Head of News

Senior Communications Officer

Senior Communications Manager