Pre-release (England)
Published 18 June 2026
Applies to England
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Student Loans in England: Financial Year 2025-26
The following persons are given pre-release access to the publications for up to 24 hours prior to release:
| Ministers | Secretary of State for Education |
| Private Secretary (SoS Private Office) | |
| Special Advisors, Policy, Speeches, and Political Engagements | |
| Special Advisors, Policy | |
| Special Advisors, Communications | |
| Special Advisors, Women & Equalities Policy | |
| Special Advisors, Communications and Parliament | |
| Minister of State for Skills | |
| Private Secretary to the MoS (MoS Private Office) | |
| Senior Officials | Permanent Secretary for Education |
| Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary | |
| Director General - Skills | |
| Director of Higher Education | |
| Chief Statistician for Education | |
| Head of Profession for Statistics | |
| Press Office | Head of News |
| Deputy Head of News | |
| Senior Media Officer | |
| Media Officer x 2 | |
| Policy Officials | Team Leader: SLC Sponsorship |
| Repayment Policy Official | |
| Repayments Policy | |
| Future Student Finance and Funding x 2 | |
| Student Funding Policy Official x 4 | |
| Team leader: Student Funding Eligibility and Postgraduate Loans team x 2 | |
| Higher Education Finance Official x 2 | |
| Student Loans Company | Chief Executive |
| Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Executive Director, Corporate Services | |
| Executive Director Customer Operations | |
| Head of Corporate Affairs | |
| Media Relations Manager | |
| Corporate Communications - External (x 2) | |
| Lead Official for Statistics / Senior Business Intelligence Manager | |
| Business Intelligence Manager | |
| Business Intelligence Analyst x 2 |