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Pre-release access list: February 2026

Information on the arrangements for early access to official statistics February 2026.

First published: 8 April 2026
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Eye care measures for NHS outpatients: December 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Children and Social Care 

Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing 

Head of Strategic Communications (First Minister’s Group)

Director (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Medical Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Optometric Adviser for Wales (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Head of Strategic Communications (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Homelessness accommodation provision and rough sleeping: November 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Deputy Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Fair work (National Survey for Wales): April 2024 to March 2025

Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Deputy Director (Economy, Energy and Transport)

Policy Official (Economy, Energy and Transport)

Chief Social Research Officer (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Attendance of pupils in maintained schools: 2 September 2025 to 30 January 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Head of Strategic Communications (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

NHS Workforce: Staff directly employed by NHS Wales, 30 September 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Head of Strategic Communications (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Medical Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Nursing Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Head of Strategic Communications (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Estimates of additional housing need: 2025-based

Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning 

Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Counsel General and Minister for Delivery 

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Operations Official (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Director General (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Deputy Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Deputy Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Admission of patients to mental health facilities: April 2022 to March 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Head of Strategic Communications (First Minister’s Group)

Director (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Initial teacher education: August 2022 to July 2024

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Further and Higher Education 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Year 11 attendance and progression to post-16 education: September 2016 to August 2024

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Further and Higher Education 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Press/Communications Officer (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

NHS Activity and Performance Summary: December 2025 and January 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Children and Social Care 

Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing 

Counsel General and Minister for Delivery 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Head of Strategic Communications (First Minister’s Group)

Deputy Director (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Medical Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Head of Strategic Communications (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Press/Communications Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Operations Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Operations Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Labour Market Overview: February 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning 

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Chief Economist (Corporate Services and Inspectorates)

Head of Strategic Communications (Economy, Energy and Transport)

Press/Communications Officer (Economy, Energy and Transport)

Policy Official (Economy, Energy and Transport)

Policy Official (Economy, Energy and Transport)

Policy Official (Economy, Energy and Transport)

Policy Official (Economy, Energy and Transport)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Attendance of pupils in maintained schools: 2 September 2025 to 13 February 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Head of Strategic Communications (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Local authority recorded fly-tipping: April 2024 to March 2025

First Minister 

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Deputy Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Deputy Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Press/Communications Officer (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Press/Communications Officer (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010: October to December 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Children and Social Care 

Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing 

Head of Strategic Communications (First Minister’s Group)

Director (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Medical Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Head of Strategic Communications (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Breastfeeding data: July to September 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Children and Social Care 

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Nursing Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Press/Communications Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Healthy Child Wales Programme (contacts with children): July to September 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Children and Social Care 

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Nursing Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Detentions under Section 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act: October to December 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Children and Social Care 

Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing 

Head of Strategic Communications (First Minister’s Group)

Director (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director General (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Medical Officer (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Head of Strategic Communications (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Deputy Director (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Policy Official (Health, Social Care and Early Years)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Homelessness accommodation provision and rough sleeping: December 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Deputy Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Welsh Government Learning Grants (further education): September 2024 to August 2025

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Operations Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Operations Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Education Maintenance Allowances (EMA) awarded in Wales: January 2026

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Operations Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Operations Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Welsh Housing Quality Standard: as at 31 March 2025

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Deputy Director (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Policy Official (Local Government, Housing, Climate Change & Rural Affairs)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Student Support Applications for Higher Education: end of January 2026

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Special Adviser (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

First published: 8 April 2026
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