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Published 26 March 2026
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Early-in-year student withdrawal notifications (effective 21/02/2026): academic year 2018/19 to 2025/26
The following persons are given pre-release access to the publications for up to 24 hours prior to release:
| Student Loans Company | Chief Executive Officer |
| Ìý | Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Executive Director, Corporate Services |
| Ìý | Head of Corporate Affairs |
| Ìý | Media Relations Manager |
| Ìý | Corporate Communications - External (x2) |
| Ìý | Lead Official for Statistics / Senior Business Intelligence Manager |
| Ìý | Business Intelligence Manager |
| Ìý | Business Intelligence Analyst x 2 |
| Department for Education (DfE) | Deputy Director, Higher Education Analysis |
| Ìý | Head of Higher Education Student Finance Modelling Unit |
| Ìý | Deputy Director, Student Finance Policy |
| Ìý | Lead SLC Data and Student Numbers Modelling |
| Ìý | SLC Data Analyst |
| Ìý | Senior Executive Officer Analyst, Student Entrants and SLC Data Team |
| Ìý | HE Press Office Lead |
| Ìý | HE Senior Press Office |
| Ìý | HE Press Officer |
| Scottish Government / SAAS | SAAS Director for Policy, Strategy & Governance |
| Ìý | Head of Stakeholder Relations |
| Ìý | SAAS Senior Assistant Statistician |
| Department for the Economy - Northern Ireland | Head of Student Support Branch |
| Welsh Government | Head of Tertiary Statistics and Funding |