Pre-release access (Wales)
Published 27 November 2025
Applies to Wales
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The phrase ‘Pre-release access’ refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. The rules and principles which govern pre-release access are featured within the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.
The following persons are given pre-release access to the publications for up to 5 working days prior to release:
| Welsh Government | PS Cabinet Secretary for Education |
| Ìý | PS Minister for Further and Higher Education |
| Ìý | Head of Tertiary Statistics and Funding |
| Ìý | Senior Student Loans Company (SLC) Sponsorship Manger |
| Ìý | SA - Office of the Special Advisers |
| Ìý | Statistical Office |
| Ìý | Operational Manager |
| Ìý | Higher Statistical Office |
| Ìý | Head of Statistics and Data |
| Ìý | Senior Statistical Officer |
| Students Loans Company | Chief Executive |
| Ìý | Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Executive Director, Corporate Services |
| Ìý | Executive Director Customer Operations |
| Ìý | Head of Corporate Affairs |
| Ìý | Media Relations Manager |
| Ìý | Corporate Communications - External (x 2) |
| Ìý | Lead Official for Statistics / Senior Business Intelligence Manager |
| Ìý | Business Intelligence Manager |
| Ìý | Business Intelligence Analyst (x 2) |