Pre-release access list for: Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales: April 2022 to March 2023
Published 6 July 2023
Applies to England and Wales
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:
1. Home Office
- Home Secretary
 - Minister of State for Crime and Policing
 - Permanent Secretary
 - Special Advisers (2)
 - Minister of State for Security and Borders
 - Head of Firearms Policy Unit
 - Press Officer, Police & Fire Desk (3)
 - Chief Analyst and Home Office Analysis & Insight Director
 - Chief Scientific Adviser and Director General for Science, Technology, Analysis, Research and Strategy
 
In addition, Private Secretaries in the Ministers’ and Special Advisers’ Private Offices will have access to pre-release figures for handling arrangements.
In addition to staff in the Home Office responsible for production of the statistics, the following staff have also had access to pre-release figures for quality assurance purposes.
2. Home Office (quality assurance)
- Policy leads, Firearms Policy Unit (2)
 - Central Administrator of the National Firearms Licensing Management System