Guidance

Pre-release access to Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2022

Published 31 August 2023

Principle T3 of the Code of Practice for Statistics requires that access to official statistics before their public release is limited to certain individuals. This includes those involved in the production of the statistics and the preparation of the release, and those involved for quality assurance and operational purposes. Pre-release access may only be granted in accordance with the rules and principles set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008. In addition, the order requires that records are published of those who have access prior to public release.

Below is the list of individuals who received pre-release access to the Longitudinal Small Business 2022:

  • Secretary of State, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
  • DBT Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
  • DBT Special Advisers
  • DBT Permanent Secretary
  • DBT Second Permanent Secretary
  • DBT Director General, Business Sectors
  • DBT Director, Business Growth
  • DBT Chief Statistician
  • DBT Deputy Director, Cities and Local Growth Analysis
  • DBT Deputy Director, Business Growth Analysis and International Policy
  • DBT Press Office x 3
  • Scottish Government Analysts x 2
  • HMRC Deputy Director, Making Tax Digital
  • HMRC Customer Insight x 1
  • HMRC Analysts x 2