Official Statistics

Pre-release access to strategic export controls official statistics outputs

Updated 9 February 2023

Protocol 2 of the requires that access to releases before public release is limited to those people essential for production and publication, and for quality assurance and operational purposes.

Pre-release access may only be granted in accordance with the rules and principles set out in the . In addition, Protocol 2 requires that records are published of those who have access prior to public release.

This document contains a list of recipients of pre-release access for the strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 July to 30 September 2017:

  • Secretary of State for International Trade
  • Private Secretary SoS, Private Office
  • Special adviser to the SoS, Private Office
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
  • Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
  • Director, Analysis Group
  • Director General, Trade Policy Group
  • Head of Export Control Joint Unit
  • Head of Export Control Policy
  • Press Officer, DIT
  • Press Officer, FCO
  • Senior Press Officer, Number 10