Reporting year 2025

Children accommodated in secure children's homes

Pre-release access list

Published

Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Minister for Children and Families
  • Minister for Skills
  •  Special Advisers (x5)
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Chief Social Worker for Children and Families
  • Director General of Strategy Group
  • Director General of Families Group
  • Directors, Strategy and Care System
  • Chief Analyst, Director of Analysis and Strategic Data Transformation
  • Head of Profession (HoP) for Statistics
  • Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
  • G6, Data Insight and Statistics Division
  • DD, Looked After Children Placements
  • G6, Supported Accommodation and Secure Homes
  • G7, Secure Children's Homes 
  • SEO, Secure Children's Homes 
  • Deputy Director, News and Social Media Division
  • G6, Communications
  • G7, Communications
  • SEO, Senior Media Officer, Children and Families
  • HEO, Media Officer, Children and Families
  • EA, Communications