Pre-release access list: fostering in England 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Published 26 November 2025
Applies to England
The phrase ‘pre-release access’ refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. The rules and principles that govern pre-release access are set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.
Ofsted has used the data in the statistical release for operational reasons, meaning that access to this data has been available to a number of Ofsted employees for the purpose of meeting business needs and discharging functions.
Access to this statistical release has not been given to the Ofsted employees referred to in the previous paragraph. With the exception of the analysts who produce the output and other employees involved in the production process, only individuals included in the list below have been given 24-hour pre-release access.
| Access granted to | Department |
|---|---|
| His Majesty’s Chief Inspector | Ofsted |
| Private Secretary to His Majesty’s Chief Inspector | Ofsted |
| National Director, Regulation and Social Care | Ofsted |
| Director, Insights and Research | Ofsted |
| Deputy Director, Social Care, Inspection Policy and Development | Ofsted |
| Deputy Director, Social Care and Regulatory Practice | Ofsted |
| Chief Statistician | Ofsted |
| Senior Media Officer | Ofsted |
| Secretary of State for Education | Department for Education |
| Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Education | Department for Education |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) | Department for Education |
| Private Secretary to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) | Department for Education |
| Statistician, Insight & Statistics | Department for Education |
| Foster Care Policy Lead | Department for Education |
| Head of Foster Care & Regional Care Cooperatives Implementation Unit | Department for Education |
| Team Leader Foster Care Delivery | Department for Education |
| Delivery Advisor, Delivery Unit | Department for Education |
| Media Officer, Children and Families | Department for Education |