Official Statistics

Pre-release access to strategic export controls official statistics outputs

Updated 30 August 2023

Protocol 2 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics requires that access to releases before public release is limited to those people essential for production and publication, and for quality assurance and operational purposes. Pre-release access may only be granted in accordance with the rules and principles set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008. In addition, Protocol 2 requires that records are published of those who have access prior to public release.

This document contains a list of recipients of pre-release access for the Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 April to 30 June 2019:

  • Secretary of State for International Trade

  • Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, Private Office

  • Special Adviser to the Secretary of State, Private Office

  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

  • Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

  • Director, Analysis Group

  • Head of Export Control Joint Unit

  • Head of Export Control Policy

  • Senior Press Officer, DIT

  • Press Officer, DIT

  • Press Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

  • Senior Press Officer, Number 10