Pre-release access list for: Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, to June 2026
Published 8 October 2026
Applies to England and Wales
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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
- Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Permanent Under-Secretary of State
- Special Advisors
- Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention
- Minister for Security
- Minister of Safeguarding
- Press Officers, Press Office (7)
- Director General, Homeland Security Group (HSG)
- Chief Scientific Advisor, (Digital and Innovation) Group
- Chief Analyst and Director, Home Office Analysis and Insight (HOAI), Digital and Innovation
- Director, Counter Terrorism, HSG
- Deputy Director, CONTEST Unit, HSG
- Chief of Staff for Director of Counter Terrorism, HSG
- Staff Officer for Deputy Director of CONTEST, CONTEST Unit, HSG
- Borders and Aviation Security Unit Lead, HSG
- Borders and Aviation Security Unit, Policy Advisor, HSG (2)
- Deputy Director, Prevent, HSG
- Deputy Director, Counter Radicalisation & Extremism, HSG
- Head of Local Delivery and Communities, HSG
- Head of Prevent Policy Comms, Prevent, HSG
- Head of Strategy for Preventing Terrorist Use of the Internet, Prevent
- Policy Advisor, Prevent, HSG
- Deputy Director, Pursue, HSG
- Head of Domestic Pursue, Pursue, HSG
- Head of International Pursue, Pursue, HSG
- Head of CT Legislation, Pursue, HSG
- Head of Policy and Strategy, Pursue, HSG
- Deputy Head of Policy and Strategy, Pursue, HSG
- Policy Advisor, Pursue, HSG (3)
- Secretariat, HSG (3)
- Deputy Director, Homeland Security Analysis and Insight, HSG
- Head of Homeland Security Analysis and Insight, HSG (3)
- Head of Profession for Statistics, HOAI
- Policing Statistics Statisticians, HOAI (2)
In addition, Private Secretaries in the Ministers’ 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:
Ministry of Justice
- Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
- Private Secretaries (2)
- Joint Statistics Head of Profession
- Head of Prison Statistics
- Head of CT and National Security Policy
- CT and National Security Policy Advisor
- Chief Press Officer, Communications
- Deputy Head of News, Communications
- Press Officer, Communications (3)
- Deputy Director, Joint Extremism Unit, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
- Heads of Strategy, Performance and Secretariat, HSG Joint Extremism Unit, HMPPS (2)
- Secretariat Lead, HSG Joint Extremism Unit, HMPPS
- Secretariat, HSG Joint Extremism Unit, HMPPS (2)
- Prison and Probation Data Management and Analysts, HSG Joint Extremism Unit, HMPPS (2)
Other
- Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
- Director of Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ), NPCC
- Head of Performance and Assurance, CTPHQ
- Performance analyst, Strategy, Planning & Performance, CTPHQ (2)
- Head of Media, CTPHQ
- Media Manager, CTPHQ (2)
- Director Strategy, CTPHQ
- Deputy Director Strategy, CTPHQ
- Head of CT Policing, CTPHQ
- Head of Policy, Counter-terrorism Division, CPS
- Senior National Co-ordinator (Terrorism), Metropolitan Police
- Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations Team, Metropolitan Police
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner Prevent & Pursue, Metropolitan Police
- Head of Unit, National Security and Counter-Terrorism Unit, Scottish Parliament
- Contest Lead, National Security and Counter-Terrorism Unit, Scottish Parliament (2)
- Contest Team, National Security and Counter-Terrorism Unit, Scottish Parliament (4)
- No 10, Home Affairs, Senior Press Officer
- Detective Chief Superintendent, Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit, Police Scotland
- Detective Superintendent, Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit, Police Scotland