Beside DfE Professional and production staff the following post holders are given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Ministers:	
			Secretary of State for Education
 			Private Secretary (SoS Private Office)
 			Special Advisor to the Secretary of State
			Special Advisor to the Secretary of State
 			Private Secretary to the SoS SpAd (SoS SpAd Private Office)
 			Minister of State for Universities and Science
 			Private Secretary to the  MoS (MoS Private Office)

Senior Officials:	
			Permanent Secretary for Education
 			Private Secretary (Permanent Secretary’s Private Office)
 			Director General, Higher and Further Education
			Head of Profession for Statistics
 			Director, Higher Education Reform
			Director, Higher Education Reform
			Director, Higher Education Strategy & Policy
			Director, Student Finance Delivery & Analysis

Press Office:	
			Senior Press Officer, Higher Education
 			Press Officer, Higher Education

Policy Officials:	
			Deputy Director, HE Strategy Development and Implementation Team
			Deputy Head of Strategy and Policy, Higher Education
			Deputy Director, Teaching Excellence Framework and Student Choice
	 		Policy Advisor, Teaching Excellence Framework and Quality 
		 	Deputy Director, Widening Participation and Student Experience
			Policy Advisor, Head of Widening Participation Policy
			Senior Advisor, Higher Education Briefing and Communications
			Advisor, Higher Education Briefing and Communications