Pre-release access list: ownership of children’s social care providers in England 2025
Published 27 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 |
| Director, Strategy and Engagement | Ofsted |
| Deputy Director, Regulation and Social Care Policy | Ofsted |
| Deputy Director, Communications | 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 |
| Policy Lead, Provider Oversight | Department for Education |
| Policy Lead, Children’s Social Care Markets | Department for Education |
| Head of Children’s Social Care Analysis and Research | Department for Education |
| Lead Analyst, Children Social Care Markets | Department for Education |
| Media Officer, Children and Families | Department for Education |