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Published: 21 October 2022

Statistical release calendar 2022: pre-release access lists

In accordance with the conditions for pre-release access to Official Statistics set out in the DCMS statement of compliance, named officials can receive privileged early access to Official Statistics.

Pre-release access is granted at 9.30am on the date listed, the day before the Official Statistics is published.

January

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
Covid-19 Affordability tracker	24 January 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Head of Analysis Senior Economist Communications Officer - Telecoms
Telecommunications Market Data Update Q3 2021	26 January 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Deputy Director, Telecoms Policy & Legislation Operational Research analyst Head of Mobile Policy Head of Digital Infrastructure Spending Strategy Senior Communications Officer Head of Analysis Telecoms/Operational Research Analyst Senior Economist
Television Access Services (Channel 4)	27 January 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Broadcasting Strategy Head of UK Television Policy DCMS Senior Communications Officer Analytical Lead - Special Projects Senior Policy Adviser - Broadcasting Strategy

Official Statistics

Date pre-release access granted

Officials granted access

Covid-19 Affordability tracker

24 January 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Consumer Policy
Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Head of Analysis
Senior Economist
Communications Officer - Telecoms

Telecommunications Market Data Update Q3 2021

26 January 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Deputy Director, Telecoms Policy & Legislation
Operational Research analyst
Head of Mobile Policy
Head of Digital Infrastructure Spending Strategy
Senior Communications Officer
Head of Analysis
Telecoms/Operational Research Analyst
Senior Economist

Television Access Services (Channel 4)

27 January 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Broadcasting Strategy
Head of UK Television Policy
DCMS Senior Communications Officer
Analytical Lead - Special Projects
Senior Policy Adviser - Broadcasting Strategy

February

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
Adults' Media Literacy Tracker	31 January 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Director, Security & Online Harms Deputy Director - Online Harms Programmes & International Head of Media Literacy and Analysis Senior Communications Officer Analyst (x2) Senior Policy Adviser - Media Literacy (x2)
Telecoms and Pay TV Complaints Publication Q3 2021	7 February 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team (x2) Senior Policy Adviser - Broadcasting Strategy Head of Analysis (x2) Communications Officer
Residential Postal Tracker Q1-Q4 2021	13 February 2022	Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets Special Advisers Director, Consumer & Competition Policy Deputy Director, Competition Policy Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy Assistant Director, Postal Policy Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy Economic Advisor, Consumers and Competition Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition Senior Legal Adviser, Competition and Postal Services Team Senior Press Officer, Markets and Business
Children's and Parents' Media Literacy Tracker	16 February 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Deputy Director - Online Harms Programmes & International Head of Media Literacy and Analysis Head of User Safety & COVID impact on Online Harms Senior Policy Adviser - Media Literacy (x3) Analyst Communications Officer
Customer Satisfaction Tracker	16 February 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team (x2) Head of Analysis Senior Economist Communications Officer - Telecoms
Reasons to Complain	16 February 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team (x2) Head of Analysis Senior Economist Communications Officer - Telecoms
Complaints Handling Tracker	24 February 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Head of Analysis Senior Economist Communications Officer - Telecoms

March

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
PSM Tracker	1 March 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Senior Policy Adviser - C4 and PSB Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Communications Officer
Business Postal Tracker Q1-Q4 2021	6 March 2022	Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets Special Advisers Director, Consumer & Competition Policy Deputy Director, Competition Policy Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy Assistant Director, Postal Policy Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy Economic Advisor, Consumers and Competition Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition Senior Legal Adviser, Competition and Postal Services Team Senior Press Officer, Markets and Business
Communications Affordability Tracker	14 March 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Head of Analysis Communications Officer- Telecoms

Official Statistics

Date pre-release access granted

Officials granted access

PSM Tracker

1 March 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of UK Television Policy
Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
Senior Policy Adviser - C4 and PSB
Head of Analysis
Assistant Economist
Communications Officer

Business Postal Tracker Q1-Q4 2021

6 March 2022

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy:

Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets
Special Advisers
Director, Consumer & Competition Policy
Deputy Director, Competition Policy
Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy
Assistant Director, Postal Policy
Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy
Economic Advisor, Consumers and Competition
Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition
Senior Legal Adviser, Competition and Postal Services Team
Senior Press Officer, Markets and Business

Communications Affordability Tracker

14 March 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Consumer Policy
Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Head of Analysis
Communications Officer- Telecoms

April

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
Podcast Survey	19 April 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Radio and Broadcasting Resilience Senior Policy Adviser - Commercial and Community Radio Senior Policy Adviser - Digital Radio; Broadcast Security and Resilience Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Communications Officer
Ofcom Audio Survey	19 April 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Radio and Broadcasting Resilience Senior Policy Adviser - Commercial and Community Radio Senior Policy Adviser - Digital Radio; Broadcast Security and Resilience Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Communications Officer
Telecoms and Pay-TV complaints Q4 2021	26 April 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Head of UK Television Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Head of Analysis Communications Officer- Telecoms
Telecommunications Market Data Update Q4 2021	27 April 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Head of Domestic Spectrum Policy Head of Wireless Infrastructure Strategy Head of Strategy Delivery and G6 Head of Rural Connectivity Head of the Barrier Busting Taskforce Head of Telecoms Regulatory Policy Head of Broadband Strategy and Regulation Head of Analysis Communications Officer- Telecoms

May

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
Communications Affordability Tracker	12 May 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Head of Analysis Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms
Impacting/Limiting conditions tracker	22 May 2022	None
Television and On-Demand Access Services: Data reporting provision of access services for the full calendar year 2021	25 May 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Broadcasting Strategy Senior Policy Adviser - Broadcasting Strategy Deputy Bill Manager - Media Bill Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Communications Officer

Official Statistics

Date pre-release access granted

Officials granted access

Communications Affordability Tracker

12 May 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Consumer Policy
Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Head of Analysis
Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

Impacting/Limiting conditions tracker

22 May 2022

None

Television and On-Demand Access Services: Data reporting provision of access services for the full calendar year 2021

25 May 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Broadcasting Strategy
Senior Policy Adviser - Broadcasting Strategy
Deputy Bill Manager - Media Bill
Head of Analysis
Assistant Economist
Communications Officer

June

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
News consumption in the UK	6 June 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Press Sustainability Head of Press Policy Head of Counter Disinformation Policy Senior Policy Adviser, Media Literacy Analyst, Online Harms Head of Analysis, Media and Creative Industries Assistant Economist, Media and Creative Industries Chief Communications Officer
News consumption in the UK - Kids survey	6 June 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Press Sustainability Head of Press Policy Head of Counter Disinformation Policy Senior Policy Adviser, Child Online Safety Analyst, Online Harms Head of Analysis, Media and Creative Industries Assistant Economist, Media and Creative Industries Chief Communications Officer
Technology Tracker 2022	9 June 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Analysis, Media & Creative Industries Assistant Economist, Media & Creative Industries Head of Analysis, Telecoms Operational Research Analyst, Telecoms Analyst, Online Harms Chief Communications Officer, Media & Creative Industries Senior Communications Officer, Telecoms
BBC Performance Tracker 2021/22	22 June 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of BBC Sponsorship and Funding Head of BBC Policy and Governance Head of Analysis, Media and Creative Industries Assistant Economist, Media and Creative Industries Chief Communications Officer
BBC Children’s Performance Tracker	22 June 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of BBC Sponsorship and Funding Head of BBC Policy and Governance Head of Analysis, Media and Creative Industries Assistant Economist, Media and Creative Industries Chief Communications Officer

July

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
List of channels required to provide access services in 2023	6 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Broadcasting Strategy Head of BBC Policy and Governance Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Chief Communications Officer
Telecoms and Pay TV Complaints Publication Q1 2022	12 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Head of UK Television Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Head of Analysis - Telecoms Head of Analysis - Media and Creative Industries Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms
Telecoms data (within the Communications Market Report)	17 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Broadband Strategy and Regulation Head of Telecoms Regulatory Policy Head of Strategy Delivery and G6 Head of Wireless Connectivity Head of Analysis Telecoms Senior Analyst Operational Research analyst Senior Economist Senior Economist Senior Communications Officer - Telecoms
Number of commercial radio services broadcasting (within the Communications Market Report)	17 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Radio and Broadcasting Resilience Senior Policy Adviser - Commercial and Community Radio Senior Policy Adviser - Digital Radio; Broadcast Security and Resilience Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Chief Communications Officer
Number of hours broadcast by public television broadcasters (within the Communications Market Report)	17 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Broadcasting Strategy Head of BBC Policy and Governance Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Chief Communications Officer
Commercial broadcast television revenues and spend (within the Communications Market Report)	17 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Broadcasting Strategy Head of BBC Policy and Governance Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Chief Communications Officer
Number of hours broadcast by the multi-channel sector (within the Communications Market Report)	17 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Broadcasting Strategy Head of BBC Policy and Governance Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Chief Communications Officer
Commercial radio revenues (within the Communications Market Report)	17 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Radio and Broadcasting Resilience Senior Policy Adviser - Commercial and Community Radio Senior Policy Adviser - Digital Radio; Broadcast Security and Resilience Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Chief Communications Officer
Community radio revenues and expenses (within the Communications Market Report)	17 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Radio and Broadcasting Resilience Senior Policy Adviser - Commercial and Community Radio Senior Policy Adviser - Digital Radio; Broadcast Security and Resilience Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Chief Communications Officer
Telecommunications Market Data Update Q1 2022	27 July 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Head of Domestic Spectrum Policy Head of Wireless Infrastructure Strategy Head of Strategy Delivery and G6 Head of Rural Connectivity Head of the Barrier Busting Taskforce Head of Telecoms Regulatory Policy Senior Economist Head of Analysis Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

August

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
Communications Affordability Tracker	7 August 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Head of Analysis Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms
Proportion of public service broadcaster network hours made outside of London	16 August 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Head of Broadcasting Strategy Senior Policy Adviser - PSB Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Communications Officer
Public Service Broadcasting Network Compliance Report	16 August 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Head of Broadcasting Strategy Senior Policy Adviser - PSB Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Communications Officer
Made out of London Register: description of TV programmes produced outside London	16 August 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting Head of Broadcasting Strategy Senior Policy Adviser - PSB Head of Analysis Assistant Economist Communications Officer

September

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
Residential Postal Tracker Q3 2021 - Q2 2022	5 September 2022	None
Business Postal Tracker Q3 2021 to Q2 2022	5 September 2022	None
Home broadband performance report	21 September 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Deputy Director for Digital Infrastructure Analysis Head of Broadband Strategy and Regulation Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement Senior Policy Adviser - Telecoms Regulatory Policy Head of Analysis Senior Analyst Operational Research analyst Senior Economist Senior Communications Officer
Post volumes and revenues (within the Communications Market Report)	29 September 2022	None
Annual Monitoring Report - Post volumes and revenues	29 September 2022	None

October

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
Telecoms and pay TV complaints Q2 2022	17 October 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Head of UK Television Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Mobile and Spectrum Strategy Analyst Assistant Economist - Media Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms
Television access services: Report for the first six months of 2022	19 October 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of UK Television Policy Head of Broadcasting Strategy Head of Broadcast Content Policy Senior Policy Adviser - Broadcasting Strategy Assistant Economist Communications Officer
Telecommunications Market Data Update Q2 2022	26 October 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Head of Domestic Spectrum Policy Head of Wireless Infrastructure Strategy Head of Strategy Delivery and G6 Head of Rural Connectivity Head of the Barrier Busting Taskforce Head of Broadband Strategy and Regulation Mobile and Spectrum Strategy Analyst Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms Head of Analysis - Telecoms Fixed Telecoms Strategy and Regulation Analyst
Switching Tracker	30 October 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Mobile and Spectrum Strategy Analyst Senior Communications Officer - Telecoms

November

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
Communications Affordability Tracker	1 November 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Economic Adviser, Wireless Infrastructure Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms
Switching Experience Tracker	16 November 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Economic Adviser, Wireless Infrastructure Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms
Pricing trends for communication services in the UK	30 November 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Consumer Policy Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team Telecoms/Operational Research Analyst Economic Adviser - Wireless Infrastructure Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

Official Statistics

Date pre-release access granted

Officials granted access

Communications Affordability Tracker

1 November 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Consumer Policy
Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Economic Adviser, Wireless Infrastructure
Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

Switching Experience Tracker

16 November 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Consumer Policy
Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Economic Adviser, Wireless Infrastructure
Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

Pricing trends for communication services in the UK

30 November 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Consumer Policy
Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
Telecoms/Operational Research Analyst
Economic Adviser - Wireless Infrastructure
Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

December

Official Statistics	Date pre-release access granted	Officials granted access
International Broadband Scorecard	14 December 2022	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Head of Broadband Strategy and Regulation Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement Head of Digital Infrastructure Regulation Senior Policy Adviser - Telecoms Regulatory Policy Head of Analysis - Telecoms Senior Economist Senior Telecoms/Operational Research Analyst Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

Official Statistics

Date pre-release access granted

Officials granted access

International Broadband Scorecard

14 December 2022

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

Head of Broadband Strategy and Regulation
Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement
Head of Digital Infrastructure Regulation
Senior Policy Adviser - Telecoms Regulatory Policy
Head of Analysis - Telecoms
Senior Economist
Senior Telecoms/Operational Research Analyst
Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

Latest telecoms and pay-TV complaints figures revealed

Greater flexibility for community radio stations to serve local listeners

mmWave spectrum auction moves a step closer

Open letter to UK online service providers regarding Generative AI and chatbots

Statistical release calendar 2022: pre-release access lists

Statistical release calendar 2022: pre-release access lists

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November

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