Official Statistics

Pre-release access to strategic export controls official statistics: 1 April to 30 June 2025

Published 13 November 2025

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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/strategic-export-controls-licensing-statistics-1-april-to-30-june-2025/pre-release-access-to-strategic-export-controls-official-statistics-1-april-to-30-june-2025

The Trustworthiness pillar (T3: Orderly release) of the Code of Practice for Statistics requires that access to statistics before their public release should be limited to those involved in the production of the statistics and the preparation of the release, and for quality assurance and operational purposes.

Furthermore, the circulation of statistics in their final form ahead of their publication should be restricted to eligible recipients, in line with the rules and principles on pre-release access set out in legislation for the UK and devolved governments. The Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008 requires that at the same time as or prior to the publication of an official statistic, a list of the job title and organisation of persons who have been granted pre-release access should be published.

From the 2024 Q1 publication until further notice, these statistics have been reclassified and published as Official Statistics in Development but they are still being produced in line with the rules and principles on pre-release access.

The following list includes recipients with pre-release access for the Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 April to 30 June 2025 publication:

  • Minister of State (Minister for Trade)

  • Director General, Economic Security and Trade Relations, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Director of Analysis, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Director of Export Controls, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Deputy Director Operations (Export Controls), Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Deputy Director, LITE and Continuous Improvement, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Deputy Director Policy (Export Controls and Sanctions), Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Head of Export Control Policy, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Head of Strategic Projects, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Deputy Head of Strategic Projects, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Senior Lawyer, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Senior Media Officer, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Senior Press Officer, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

  • Senior Communications Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

  • Media Engagement Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

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