Besides DfE Professional and production staff the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.


I:Prime Minister
I:Deputy Prime Minister
I:Secretary of State for Education
I:Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families
I:Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Lords 
I:Permanent Secretary
I:Special Advisers
I:Deputy Head of News - Press Office
I:Director, Strategy, Performance and Private Office
I:Director, Children’s Services and Departmental Strategy Division
I:Deputy Director – Analysis and Research Division
I:Deputy Director – Head of Profession for Statistics
I:Grade 6 – Education Standards Directorate
I:Head of Children in Care and Adoption Division
I:Assistant Director, Children in Care 
I:SEO, Children in Care
I:HEO, Children in Care
I:Grade 7, Safeguarding and Vulnerable Children’s Analysis team
I:SEO, Safeguarding and Vulnerable Children’s Analysis team
I:Chief Press Officer
I:Senior Press Officer
I:Higher Press Officer