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 & Equalities Policy
Permanent Secretary
Director General, Families
Director General, Strategy
Director (2), Children's Social Care Strategy and Care System
Director Children's Social Care - Safeguarding and Workforce
Chief Social Worker for Children and Families
Deputy Director, Child Protection Safeguarding
Deputy Director, Adoption, Family Justice and Alternatives to Care
Deputy Director, Looked After Children Placements
Deputy Director, Regional Cooperatives and Fostering
Deputy Director, Outcomes Care Leavers and Capital
Deputy Director (2), Children's Social Care Improvement and Intervention for Regions Group
Deputy Director (2), Serious Incidents, National Panel and Multi Agency
Deputy Director, Multi-Agency Information Sharing
Grade 6, Safeguarding Policy
Grade 6, Child Protection Policy
Grade 7, Care Leaver Policy
Grade 7, Intrafamilial Harm
Grade 7 (2), Child Protection and Safeguarding
Senior Executive Officer, Child Protection and Safeguarding
Chief Analyst and Director, SARDIS and Strategic Data Transformation
Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics and Section Head, Statistics Services Unit
Grade 7, Children’s Social Care Analysis and Research
Deputy Director, News and Social Media
Chief Media Officer
Senior Media Officer
Media Officer
Apprentice Media Officer
Deputy Head, Social Media
Principal Officer, Safeguarding Social Care Regulation and Inspection, Ofsted
Data and Insight, Ofsted
Panel Chair, National Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Panel Member, National Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Head of Communications, National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Secretariat

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