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, DfE
Minister for Skills, DfE
Minister for Children and Families, DfE
Permanent Secretary, DfE
Special Advisers x5, DfE
Director General, Skills Group, DfE
Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis, DfE
Deputy Director, Access, Participation and Applications Division, DfE
Grade 6, Head of Policy, Labour Market and Sectors team, DfE
Grade 6, Participation Team, Skills Journey Directorate, DfE
Grade 6, Skills Policy Analysis, DfE
Grade 7, Skills Policy Analysis, DfE
Grade 7, NEET & Participation Policy, DfE
SEO, Post 16 Participation and NEET, Post-16 Transport, DfE
SEO, 16-18 NEET & Participation Policy, DfE
SEO, Skills Policy Analysis, DfE
Deputy Director, Press Office, DfE
Grade 7, Press Office, DfE
SEO Press Officer, DfE
HEO Press Officer, DfE
Grade 7, Social Media Officer, DfE
SEO, Social Media Officer, DfE
Grade 7, Labour Market Analysis and Briefing, DWP
Grade 7, Policy Group Labour Market Strategy, DWP
SEO, Press Officer, DWP
SEO, Labour Market Directorate, DWP
Analyst, Labour Market Analysis and Briefing, DWP

Date updated	Summary of update
27 November 2025	Updated links to ONS NEET statistics
20 March 2025	First published

Updates to Calendar year 2024NEET age 16 to 24

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