Reporting year 2025

Children looked after in England including adoptions

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 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
  • Chief Social Worker
  • Director, Children's Social Care - Strategy and Care System
  • Deputy Director, Looked After Children Placements
  • Deputy Director , Adoption, Family Justice and Alternatives to Care
  • Section Head, Children Deprived of their Liberty/Secure Children's Homes
  • Section Head, Unregulated and Children's Homes
  • Section Head, Children in Care Outcomes
  • Section Head, Children's Homes
  • Policy Adviser, Adoptions
  • Policy Lead, Children in Care Outcomes
  • Policy Officer, CIN Outcomes
  • Policy Officer, Care Leavers and Supported Accommodation
  • Policy Lead, Fostering
  • Policy Adviser, Fostering
  • Policy Lead, Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children
  • Policy Lead, Secure Children's Homes
  • Policy Lead, Provider Oversight and Unregistered Placements
  • Chief Analyst and Director, Strategic Analysis, Research, Data, Insight & Science
  • Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics and Section Head, Statistics Services Unit 
  • Policy Analyst, Children's Social Care Analysis and Research
  • Head of News, News and Social Media 
  • Deputy Head of News
  • Team Leader, Press Office
  • Senior Media Officer
  • Head of Social Media Content
  • Social Media Officer