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

Secretary of State
Minister of State for Schools
Permanent Secretary
Special Advisers
Chief Press Officer - News 
Director General for Education Standards Directorate
Chief Analyst & Chief Scientific Adviser           
Director of Teachers and Teaching Group
Deputy Director, Teachers and Teaching Group x2
Grade 6, Head of Initial Teacher Training  Policy Unit
Team leader – Initial Teacher Training  Policy Unit x 3
Higher Executive Officer – Initial Teacher Training  Policy Unit


Deputy Director, Initial Teacher Training  and Fieldwork Division
Grade 6, Initial Teacher Training  and Fieldwork Division 
Team leader, Initial Teacher Training  and Fieldwork Division 
Higher Executive Officer - Initial Teacher Training  and Fieldwork Division

Team leader - Teacher Regulation, Safer Recruitment, School Staffing and Health and Safety Team
Team leader - Head of the ITT Strategy Unit 
Team leader - Initial Teacher Training (ITT) policy x2
Team leader - Teacher Quality Policy Unit
Team leader - School Leadership Policy Unit 
Higher Executive Officer - Teacher Regulation, Safer Recruitment, School Staffing and Health and Safety Team
Higher Executive Officer - Head of the ITT Strategy Unit 
Higher Executive Officer - Initial Teacher Training (ITT) policy
Higher Executive Officer - Teacher Quality Policy Unit 
Higher Executive Officer - School Leadership Policy Unit