Official Statistics

Pre-release access list for UKBDS May 2021

Published 17 May 2022

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 the UK Business Data Survey, published 13th May 2021.

1. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

  • Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
  • Minister of State for Media and Data
  • Sarah Healey - Permanent Secretary
  • James Snook - Director of Data Policy
  • Phil Earl - Deputy Director for Data Strategy, Implementation and evidence
  • Harry Lee - Deputy Director for Data Protection and Data Rights
  • Bethan Charnley - Head of National Data Strategy Implementation
  • Alexander Sunley- Senior Policy Advisor
  • Simon Weakly - Head of Legislative Strategy, Domestic Data Protection
  • Pooja Lakhani - Policy Advisor, Legislative Strategy
  • Kyra Bowman - Policy Advisor, International Data Transfers
  • Oliver Patel - Head of inbound data flows
  • Morgane Donse - Head of International Data Protection Policy
  • Luisa Cardani - Policy Advisor, International Data Unit
  • Catherine Colebrook - Chief Economist
  • Sarah Lasher - Head of profession for Statistics
  • Jayanthi Ezekiel - Head of Data Policy Analysis
  • José Riera - Head of News
  • Chris Burn - Communications officer
  • Alex Hemming - Senior Communications Officer
  • Dominic Smith - Head of technology and media communications

Pre-release access to Ministers includes their private secretaries and special advisors.

2. Information Commissioner’s Office

  • Emily Keaney - Interim Director regulatory futures
  • Louise Byers - Director of Corporate Planning, Risk and Governance
  • Tim Bowden - Interim Director of Communications
  • Kirsty Keogh - Group Manager, Communications