Statistical release calendar 2024: 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 Tracker17 January 2024

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Media Literacy
  • Policy Advisor
  • Policy Advisor
  • Analyst
  • Analyst
Telecommunications Market Data Update, Q3 202324 January 2024

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Telecoms
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Head of Broadband Policy
  • Head of Fixed Telecoms Regulatory Policy
  • Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement
  • Head of DI spending Strategy
  • Head of Digital Infrastructure
  • Head of Mobile Markets
  • Head of Mobile Markets
  • Head of Wireless, Security and Resilience Telecoms Analysis
  • Head of Fixed Telecoms
  • Economic Advisor - Spectrum and Consumer Policy
  • Economic Advisor
Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints, Q3 202324 January 2024

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Economic Advisor - Spectrum and Consumer Policy
  • Economic Advisor
  • Head of Wireless, Security and Resilience Telecoms Analysis

February

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Children's Media Literacy tracker31 January 2024

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Media Literacy
  • Policy Advisor
  • Analyst
  • Analyst
  • Head of Disinformation/Information Threats Policy
Affordability of Communication services, Q4 20237 February 2024

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Policy Adviser
  • Policy Advisor – Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Economic Advisor - Spectrum and Consumer Policy
  • Economic Advisor
  • Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement
  • Head of Broadband Policy and Engagement

March

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Residential Postal Tracker29 February 2024None
SME Business Postal Tracker29 February 2024None
Experiences of suspicious calls, texts and app messages19 March 2024

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Policy Advisor - Telecoms Consumer Policy

April

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
PSM Tracker

3 April 2024

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport:

  • Head of TV Content and Distribution
  • Head of Channel 4 policy
  • Head of BBC Policy
  • Head of Broadcasting Strategy
  • Head of Content Standards
  • Head of BBC Sponsorship and Funding
  • Head of BBC Governance and Regulation
  • Head of BBC Projects and Listed Events
  • Head of Public Service Broadcasting Policy
  • Head of International Media Policy
  • Head of Future BBC Policy
VSP Tracker Wave 514 April 2024

Department of Science, Innovation and Technology:

  • Regulator Engagement, Funding and VSPs
  • VSP Regime
Online Experiences Tracker15 April 2024

Department of Science, Innovation and 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
Podcast Survey15 April 2024None
Audio Survey15 April 2024None
Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints, Q4 202316 April 2024

Department of Science, Innovation and Technology:

  • Head of Telecoms Consumer
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Senior Policy Advisor, Telecoms Consumer
  • Economic Advisor, Spectrum and consumer policy
Telecommunications Market Data Update, Q4 202324 April 2024

Department of Science, Innovation and Technology:

  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Head of Broadband Policy
  • Head of Fixed Telecoms Regulatory Policy
  • Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement
  • Head of DI spending Strategy
  • Head of Digital Infrastructure
  • Head of Mobile Markets
  • Head of Mobile Markets and Strategy Implementation
  • Head of Wireless, Security and Resilience Telecoms Analysis
  • Head of Fixed Telecoms
  • Economic Advisor - Spectrum and Consumer Policy
  • Economic Advisor
Video-on-demand Survey29 April 2024None

May

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Television and on-demand programme services: data reporting provision of access services for the full calendar year 202319 May 2024 
News Consumption Survey21 May 2024 
News Consumption Survey- Teens data21 May 2024 
Affordability of Communication services Q1 202421 May 2024

Department of Science, Innovation and Technology:

  • Head of Consumer Policy
  • Head of Telecoms Consumer Policy
  • Policy Adviser, Consumer Policy
  • Economic Advisor - Spectrum and Consumer Policy
  • Economic Advisor
  • Head of Broadband Strategy and Engagement
  • Head of Broadband Policy and Engagement

June

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
BBC Performance Tracker26 June 2024 
BBC Children's Performance Tracker26 June 2024 
Technology Tracker24 June 2024 

July

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
List of channels required to provide access services in 2025July 2024 
Number of hours broadcast by public television broadcastersJuly 2024 
Commercial broadcast television revenues and spendJuly 2024 
Number of hours broadcast by the multichannel sectorJuly 2024 
Number of commercial radio services broadcastingJuly 2024 
Commercial radio revenuesJuly 2024 
Community radio revenues and expensesJuly 2024 
Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints, Q1 2024July 2024 
Telecommunications Market Data Update, Q1 2024July 2024 

August

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Proportion of public service broadcaster network hours made outside LondonAugust 2024 
Public Service Broadcasting Network Compliance ReportAugust 2024 
Made outside London programme titles register: description of TV programmes produced outside LondonAugust 2024 
Affordability of Communication services, Q2 2024August 2024 

September

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Post volumes and revenues (within the Communications Market Report)September 2024 
Annual Monitoring Report - Post volumes and revenuesSeptember 2024 
Residential Postal TrackerSeptember 2024 
SME Business Postal TrackerSeptember 2024 
VSP TrackerSeptember 2024 

October

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Television access services: Report for the first six months of 2024October 2024 
Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints, Q2 2024October 2024 
Online Experiences TrackerOctober 2024 
Telecommunications Market Data Update, Q2 2024October 2024 

November

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Pricing trends for communications services in the UKNovember 2024 
Switching Experience TrackerNovember 2024 
Affordability of Communication services, Q3 2024November 2024 

December

Official Statistics Date pre-release access granted Officials granted access
Limiting conditions trackerDecember 2024