Statistical release calendar 2023: pre-release access lists

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Published: 28 November 2023

Statistical release calendar 2023: 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
Adults' Media Literacy Tracker18 January 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Online Harms Analysis and Media Literacy Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Child Online Safety
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Adult Online Safety
  • Head of Media Literacy
  • Analyst - Online Harms
  • Social Researcher and Analyst - Online Harms
  • Chief Communications Officer
Telecommunications Market Data Update, Q3 202225 January 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • 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
  • Head of Analysis - Telecoms
  • Fixed Telecoms Strategy and Regulation Analyst
  • Senior Communications Officer - Telecoms
Telecoms and Pay-TV complaints, Q3 202225 January 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Telecoms 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
  • Lead Analyst - Media
  • Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

February

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Children's Media Literacy Tracker1 February 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Online Harms Analysis and Media Literacy Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Child Online Safety
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Adult Online Safety
  • Head of Media Literacy
  • Analyst - Online Harms
  • Social Researcher and Analyst - Online Harms
  • Chief Communications Officer
Affordability of communication services, Q4 20226 February 2023

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
  • Communications Officer- Telecoms
Customer Satisfaction Tracker20 February 2023

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
  • Communications Officer- Telecoms
Reason to Complain20 February 2023

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
  • Communications Officer- Telecoms
Complaints Handling Tracker20 February 2023

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
  • Communications Officer- Telecoms
VSP Tracker27 February 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Regulator Set Up Adviser - Engagement and AVMSD, VSP
  • Analyst
  • Analyst
  • Social Researcher and Analyst
  • Chief Communications Officer
Cross Platform Media Tracker27 February 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Online Harms Analysis and Media Literacy Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Adult Online Safety
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Child Online Safety
  • Regulator Set Up Adviser - Engagement and AVMSD, VSP
  • Head of Broadcast Content Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Content Standards
  • Head of Analysis
  • Analyst
  • Analyst
  • Social Researcher and Analyst
  • Chief Communications Officer

March

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Residential Postal Tracker28 February 2023

Department for Business and Trade:

MINISTERS

  • Secretary of State for Business and Trade
  • Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
  • Special Advisers
  • Head of Office, Secretary of State
  • Private Secretary, Secretary of State
  • Private Secretary, Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
  • Private Secretary, Special Advisers

OFFICIALS

  • Permanent Secretary
  • Private Secretary, Permanent Secretary
  • Director(s) General, Market Frameworks
  • Director, Consumer & Competition Policy
  • Deputy Director, Competition Policy
  • Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy
  • Head of Postal Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy
  • Economic Advisor, Consumers and Competition
  • Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition

LEGAL

  • Senior Legal Adviser, Competition, Consumer and
  • Postal Services Team
  • Assistant Legal Adviser, Competition, Consumer and
  • Postal Services Team

PRESS OFFICE

  • Senior Press Officer, Markets and Business
  • Media Officer, Markets and Business
SME Business Postal Tracker28 February 2023

Department for Business and Trade:

MINISTERS

  • Secretary of State for Business and Trade
  • Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
  • Special Advisers
  • Head of Office, Secretary of State
  • Private Secretary, Secretary of State
  • Private Secretary, Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
  • Private Secretary, Special Advisers

OFFICIALS

  • Permanent Secretary
  • Private Secretary, Permanent Secretary
  • Director(s) General, Market Frameworks
  • Director, Consumer & Competition Policy
  • Deputy Director, Competition Policy
  • Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy
  • Head of Postal Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy
  • Economic Advisor, Consumers and Competition
  • Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition

LEGAL

  • Senior Legal Adviser, Competition, Consumer and
  • Postal Services Team
  • Assistant Legal Adviser, Competition, Consumer and
  • Postal Services Team

PRESS OFFICE

  • Senior Press Officer, Markets and Business
  • Media Officer, Markets and Business
Public Service Media (PSM) Tracker12 March 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Public Service Broadcasting
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Home Broadband Performance, September 202216 March 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

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

April

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Online Experiences Tracker17 April 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Online Harms Analysis and Media Literacy Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Adult Online Safety
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Child Online Safety
  • Regulator Set Up Adviser - Engagement and AVMSD, VSP
  • Analyst
  • Analyst
  • Social Researcher and Analyst
  • Chief Communications Officer
Podcast Survey19 April 2023

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
Audio Survey19 April 2023

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 Q4 202226 April 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • 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
  • Head of Analysis - Telecoms
  • Fixed Telecoms Strategy and Regulation Analyst
    Senior Communications Officer - Telecoms
Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints Q4 202226 April 2023

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
  • Lead Analyst - Media
  • Mobile and Spectrum Strategy Analyst
  • Senior Communications Officer- Telecoms

May

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Affordability of communication services, Q1 202315 May 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Policy Adviser - Telecoms Consumer Policy Team
  • Mobile and Spectrum Strategy Analyst
  • Communications Officer- Telecoms
Television and on-demand programme services: data reporting provision of access services for the full calendar year 202224 May 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Broadcast Strategy
  • Head of Content Standards
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Content Standards
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Communications Officer
Teens News Consumption Survey25 May 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Press, Radio, and International Media
  • Head of Press Sustainability
  • Head of Press Policy
  • Head of Media Policy Projects
  • Head of Online Harms Analysis and Media Literacy Policy
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Communications Officer
News Consumption Survey25 May 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Press, Radio, and International Media
  • Head of Press Sustainability
  • Head of Press Policy
  • Head of Media Policy Projects
  • Head of Online Harms Analysis and Media Literacy Policy
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Communications Officer

June

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Technology Tracker7 June 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Analysis, Media & Creative Industries
  • Assistant Economist, Media & Creative Industries
  • Head of Analysis, Telecoms
  • Senior Analyst
  • Analyst - Online Harms
  • Analyst - Online Harms
  • Chief Communications Officer - Media & Creative Industries
  • Senior Communications Officer - Telecoms
BBC Performance Tracker21 June 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Deputy Director for TV and Broadcasting Policy
  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of BBC Sponsorship and Funding
  • Head of BBC Policy and Governance
  • Head of BBC Projects
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
BBC Children's Performance Tracker21 June 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Deputy Director for TV and Broadcasting Policy
  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of BBC Sponsorship and Funding
  • Head of BBC Policy and Governance
  • Head of BBC Projects
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer

July

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
List of channels required to provide access services in 202411 July 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Broadcast Strategy
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Broadcast Strategy
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Community radio revenues and expenses19 July 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Radio and Broadcasting Resilience
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Commercial and Community Radio
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Commercial radio revenues19 July 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Radio and Broadcasting Resilience
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Commercial and Community Radio
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Number of commercial radio services broadcasting19 July 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Radio and Broadcasting Resilience
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Commercial and Community Radio
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Number of hours broadcast by public television broadcasters19 July 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Public Service Broadcasting
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Commercial broadcast television revenues and spend19 July 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Broadcast Strategy
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Broadcast Strategy
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Number of hours broadcast by the multi-channel sector19 July 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Public Service Broadcasting
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints Q1 202326 July 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Broadcast Strategy

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Director, Digital Infrastructure
  • Deputy Director, Wireless Infrastructure Spectrum and Consumer
  • Deputy Director, Digital Infrastruture Analysis Team
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Policy Adviser, Consumer Protection
  • Press Office
  • Head of Analysis, Digital Infrastructure
Telecommunications Market Data Update Q1 202326 July 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Director, Digital Infrastructure
  • Deputy Director, Wireless Infrastructure Spectrum and Consumers
  • Deputy Director, Digital Infrastructure Analysis Team
  • Deputy Director, Broadband Regulation and Investment Team
  • Deputy Director, Telecoms Security and Resilience
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Head of Future Telecoms
  • Head of Wireless Infrastructure Strategy
  • Head of Gigabit Broadband
  • Head of Mobile Markets
  • Investment Security Policy Lead
  • Head of Analysis, Digital Infrastructure
  • Head of Analysis, Digital Infrastructure
  • Press Office

August

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Proportion of public service broadcaster network hours made outside London2 August 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
  • Senior Policy Adviser - TV Distribution
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Public Service Broadcasting Network Compliance Report2 August 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
  • Senior Policy Adviser - TV Distribution
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Made outside London programme titles register: description of TV programmes produced outside London2 August 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
  • Senior Policy Adviser - TV Distribution
  • Head of Analysis
  • Assistant Economist
  • Chief Communications Officer
Affordability of communication services, Q2 20236 August 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Chief Statistician
  • Head of Economics Open Networks Programme (ONP), Future Networks Programme (FNP)
  • Deputy Director, Digital Infrastructure Analysis Team
  • Head of Fixed Telecoms Economics
  • Head of Head of Wireless, Security and Resilience Telecoms Analysis
  • Head of Spectrum
  • Head of Spectrum Governance
  • Head of Domestic Spectrum Policy
  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Policy Adviser - International Spectrum
  • Senior Communications Officer
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy

September

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
VSP Tracker wave 43 September 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Regulator Engagement and VSPs
  • VSP Regime
Residential Postal tracker4 September 2023

Department for Business and Trade:

  • Deputy Director, Competition Policy
  • Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy
  • Head of Postal Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy
  • Economic Adviser, Consumers and Competition
  • Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition
SME Business Postal tracker4 September 2023

Department for Business and Trade:

  • Deputy Director, Competition Policy
  • Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy
  • Head of Postal Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy
  • Economic Adviser, Consumers and Competition
  • Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition
Home Broadband 2023-03 September 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Deputy Director, Broadband Regulation and Investment Team
  • Head of Broadband Policy and Engagement
  • Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement
  • Head of Fixed Telecoms Regulatory Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Telecoms Regulatory Policy
Post volumes and revenues (within the Communications Market Report)27 September 2023

Department for Business and Trade:

  • Deputy Director, Competition Policy
  • Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy
  • Head of Postal Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy
  • Economic Adviser, Consumers and Competition
  • Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition
Annual Monitoring Report - Post volumes and revenues27 September 2023

Department for Business and Trade:

  • Deputy Director, Competition Policy
  • Head of Pubs and Groceries Codes and Postal Policy
  • Head of Postal Policy
  • Senior Policy Adviser, Postal Policy
  • Economic Adviser, Consumers and Competition
  • Assistant Economist, Consumers and Competition

October

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Online Experiences Tracker8 October 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Director, Security & Online Harms
  • Deputy Director - Online Harms Regulation
  • Deputy Director - Online Harms Programmes & International
  • Deputy Director - Security & Counter Disinformation
  • Head of Online Harms Analysis and Media Literacy Policy
  • Head of User Safety & COVID impact on Online Harms
  • Head of Technology, Online Harms Programmes & International
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Adult Online Safety
  • Senior Policy Adviser - Child Online Safety
  • Regulator Set Up - Engagement and AVMSD, VSP
  • Head of Regulator Set Up
  • Security and Online Harms Analyst - Economist
  • Security and Online Harms Analyst - Social Researcher
Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints Q2 202318 October 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Telecoms Consumer
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Senior Policy Advisor, Telecoms Consumer
  • Economic Advisor, Spectrum and consumer policy

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
  • Senior Communications Officer
Television access services: Report for the first six months of 202322 October 2023

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of Broadcasting Strategy
  • Head of UK Television Policy
  • Head of Broadcast Content Policy
  • Assistant Economist
  • DCMS Senior Communications Officer
  • Head of Future of Public Service Broadcasting
  • Senior Communications Officer
Telecommunications Market Data Update Q2 202325 October 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Barrier Busting Task Force
  • Economic Advisors, Digital Infrastructure x2
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Senior Policy Advisor, Telecoms Consumer
  • Head of Digital Infrastructure Investment
  • Head of Rural Connectivity
  • Digital Infrastructure Investment Spending Policy
  • Economic Advisor, Spectrum and consumer policy
  • Supply Chain Assurance Lead
  • Head of Open RAN policy and R&D
Switching Tracker26 October 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Telecoms Consumer
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Senior Policy Advisor, Telecoms Consumer Economic Advisor, Spectrum and consumer policy

November

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Affordability of communication services, Q3 20239 November 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Chief Statistician
  • Head of Economics Open Networks Programme (ONP), Future Networks Programme (FNP)
  • Deputy Director, Digital Infrastructure Analysis Team
  • Head of Fixed Telecoms Economics
  • Head of Head of Wireless, Security and Resilience Telecoms Analysis
  • Head of Spectrum
  • Head of Spectrum Governance
  • Head of Domestic Spectrum Policy
  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Policy Adviser - International Spectrum
  • Senior Communications Officer
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Head of Digital Infrastructure Investment

December

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Pricing Trends in UK Communications11 December 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Economic Advisor - Spectrum and consumer policy
  • Junior Economist for Wireless, Spectrum and consumer telecoms policy
  • Head of Wireless, Security and Resilience Telecoms Analysis
  • Head of Wireless Connectivity
  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Policy Adviser
  • Head of Fixed Telecoms Regulatory Policy
  • Head of Broadband Policy and Engagement
  • Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement
  • Head of Digital Infrastructure Regulation and Investment
  • BRIT FBB
International Broadband Scorecard18 December 2023

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Fixed Telecoms Regulatory Policy
  • Head of Broadband policy and Engagement
  • Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement
  • Head of Digital Infrastructure Regulation and Investment
  • BRIT FBB
  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Policy Advisor
  • Junior Economist for Wireless, Spectrum and consumer telecoms policy
  • Head of Wireless, Security and Resilience Telecoms Analysis
  • Economic Advisor - Spectrum and consumer policy
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