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 Adviser, Policy
Special Adviser, Policy, Speeches, and Political Engagements
Special Adviser, Communications
Special Adviser, Parliamentary, Social Media, and Regional/Trade Press Communications
Special Adviser, Women and Equalities Policy
Permanent Secretary
Director General, Families
Director General, Strategy
Director, Children's Social Care - Strategy and Care System
Director, Children's Social Care - Safeguarding and Workforce
Deputy Director, Child Protection and Safeguarding Division
Section Head, Child Protection Reforms Unit
Section Head, Safeguarding Unit
Section Head, Children in Need Outcomes Unit
Policy Advisor, Children in Need Outcomes Unit
Head of Family Help Policy and Strategy Unit
Family Help Policy Lead
Head of Safeguarding Partners and Multi Agency
Policy lead, Extra Familial Harms Team
Chief Analyst and Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Insight & Science
Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics and Section Head, Statistics Services Unit
Team leader, Children in Need and Looked After Children Analysis Team
Head of News, News and Social Media
Deputy Head of News
Senior Media Officer
Head of Social Media Content
Social Media Officer

Date updated	Summary of update
11 September 2026	Next publication date updated to: December 2026
30 October 2025	First published

Updates to Reporting year 2025Children in need

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