Official Statistics

Pre- release access to Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds (2019 and 2020)

Published 18 November 2021

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

In accordance with the conditions for pre-release access to Official Statistics set out in the DCMS statement of compliance, the following Ministers and officials received privileged early access to the Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds, 2019 and 2020, published on 18 November 2021.

In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

1. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Nadine Dorries Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Lord Parkinson Minister for Arts and DCMS Lords Minister
Robert Oxley Special Adviser
Sarah Healey Permanent Secretary
Sam Lister Director General Performance and Strategy
Ruth Hannant Director General - Culture, Sport and Civil Society
Polly Payne Director General - Culture, Sport and Civil Society
Alison Kilburn Director of Analysis
Emma Squire Director, Arts, Heritage and Tourism
Nisar Hussain Chief Communications Officer
Lidia Fanzo Communications Officer
Paul Rutland Senior Digital Communications Officer
Stuart LIvesey Head of Content and Creative
Helen Whitehouse Deputy Director Museums and Cultural Property
Gaynor Stannard Head of Cultural Property Domestic Policy
Penelope Rafter Senior Policy Advisor Cultural Property
Paul Maley Treasure Registrar Cultural Property
Sarah Lasher Head of Statistics and Research
Catherine Colebrook Chief Economist

2. Portable Antiquities and Treasure, British Museum

Dr Michael Lewis Head of Portable Antiquities & Treasure
Ian Richardson Treasure Registrar, Portable Antiquities and Treasure

Pre-release access to Ministers, Special Advisors, Permanent Secretary and Director General includes their private secretaries.