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 Schools
Minister for the School System and Finance
Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing
Permanent Secretary
Special Advisers x4
Deputy Director, Strategy Group
Deputy Director of Media and Social Media
Media Officer, Press Office x5
Director, Attendance and Exclusion
Deputy Director, Attendance
G6, Vulnerable Children’s Attendance
G6, Attendance policy
Assistant Director, Attendance
Assistant Director, Behaviour and Attendance
G7, Attendance Policy x 4
G7, Attendance PMO
G7, Vulnerable Children Attendance
Policy Officer, Vulnerable Children Attendance
Policy Officer, Attendance Policy
Deputy Director, Early Years Schools and SEND Analysis and Research
Grade 6, SBAEA analysis
Grade 6, Attendance analysis
G7, SBAEA analysis
Data analyst, SBAEA analysis x2
Deputy Director, Mental Health Delivery
G7, Strategic Comms
Head of Profession for Statistics
Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
Director of Analysis

Date updated	Summary of update
8 August 2024	Additional section and underlying data added presenting absence rates by pupil characteristics including FSM, SEN, year group, gender, ethnicity and language.
16 May 2024	First published

Updates to Autumn term 2023/24Pupil absence in schools in England

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