Official Statistics

Pre-release access list

Updated 11 August 2022

Applies to England

In accordance with the conditions for pre-release access to Official Statistics set out in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport statement of compliance, the following Ministers and officials received privileged early access to the DCMS-Sponsored Museums and Galleries Annual Performance Indicators 2020/21 and the Total Income for DCMS-funded cultural organisations 2020/21.

Name Role
Nadine Dorries Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Lord Parkinson Minister for Arts
Julia Lopez Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
Sarah Healey Permanent Secretary
Tessa Gilder-Smith Senior Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary
Polly Payne Joint-Director General for Culture, Sport and Civil Society
Ruth Hannant Joint-Director General for Culture, Sport and Civil Society
Sam Lister Director General – Performance and Strategy
Alison Kilburn Director of Analysis
Emma Squire Director, Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Helen Whitehouse Deputy Director, Museums and Cultural Property
Harman Sagger Head of AHT Analysis
Sarah Lasher Head of Statistics and Research
Rebecca Stockbridge Head of Museum Sponsorship
Eleanor Baggott Economic Advisor, Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Jim Burke Senior Sponsorship Adviser
Tanya Ritchie Senior Policy Advisor, Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Cheryl Shorter Libraries, Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Neil Wyatt Heritage Advisor, Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Nick Hamilton Wu Statistician, Media and Creative Industries
José Riera Head of News
Nisar Hussain Chief Press Officer
Faye Jackson Senior Communications Officer
Phoebe Coleman Communications Officer
Lidia Fanzo Senior Communications Manager
Paul Rutland Digital Communications Officer

Pre-release access to Ministers includes their private secretaries and special advisors.