National statistics

Pre-release access list for: Immigration statistics, year ending June 2021

Updated 26 August 2021

National Statistics published at 9.30am on 26 August 2021.

This statistical bulletin was produced by analytical professionals and production staff in Home Office Analysis and Insight Directorate.

Pre-release access was given to the following persons 24 hours in advance of release:

Home Office

  • Home Secretary
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Future Borders and Immigration
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and the Courts
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Second Permanent Secretary
  • Director of Border Force
  • Director General of Immigration Enforcement
  • Director of Compliance and Returns
  • Head of Migration Policy
  • Deputy Director, EEA Citizens’ Rights and Hong Kong Unit
  • Migration Policy Briefing Official
  • Special Advisers (2)
  • Press Office, Immigration Desk (5)

In addition, Private Secretaries in the Ministers’ and Special Advisers’ Private Offices will have access to pre-release figures for handling arrangements.


Pre-release access was also given to the following persons from outside the Home Office 24 hours in advance of release:

Number 10

  • Prime Minister
  • Private Secretary to Prime Minister
  • Policy Lead
  • Deputy Chief of Staff

Cabinet Office

  • Home Affairs team official

In addition to staff in the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics responsible for production of the statistics, the following staff also have access to pre-release figures for quality assurance purposes.

Asylum data

  • Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (4)

Returns data

  • Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (5)

Detention data

  • Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (2)
  • Operational lead, Detainee Escorting and Population Management Unit, Home Office
  • Operational lead, Family Returns Unit, Home Office

Entry clearance visa data

  • Analyst, Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Home Office (2)
  • Policy lead, Migration & Borders Group, Home Office (4)
  • Operational lead, European Casework, UKVI

CoS, CAS data

  • Operational lead, Sponsorship Analysis Team, Home Office (3)

Work, study, family visa data

  • UK Visas and Immigration, European Casework, Home Office (2)