Report, Document

Pre-release access list: May 2026

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

First published: 5 June 2026
Last updated:

Eye care measures for NHS outpatients: March 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 

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)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Attendance of pupils in maintained schools: 2 September 2025 to 24 April 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Education

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (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)

Social Services capacity and demand March 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Minister for Children and Social Care 

Director (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)

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)

Food and drink annual export in goods: 2025

First Minister 

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

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (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)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Housing demolitions: April 2024 to 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)

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)

Housing hazards: April 2024 to 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)

Press/Communications Officer (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)

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)

Houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing: 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)

Press/Communications Officer (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)

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)

Assistance for housing improvement: April 2024 to 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)

Press/Communications Officer (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)

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)

Feasibility of using administrative data sources to measure new housing supply

First Minister 

Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government 

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (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)

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)

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

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

NHS workforce: staff directly employed by NHS Wales, 31 December 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)

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)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Breastfeeding data: 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 

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)

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)

Healthy Child Wales Programme (contacts with children): 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 

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)

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)

Anti-racist Wales Action Plan interactive dashboard (2026)

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

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

Deputy 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)

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)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

NHS activity and performance summary: March and April 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Minister for Health and Care 

Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health 

Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health 

Counsel General 

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)

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)

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Labour market overview: May 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy 

Chief Economist (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

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)

Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010: January to March 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language 

Cabinet Minister for Finance 

Cabinet Minister for Health and Care 

Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health 

Director General (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)

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: January to March 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Minister for Finance 

Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness & the Constitution 

Cabinet Minister for Health and Care 

Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health 

Director General (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)

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: March 2026

First Minister 

Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning 

Head of News (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

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)

Discretionary assistance fund: September 2025 to March 2026

First Minister 

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality 

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)

Deputy Director (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

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

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

Policy Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

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

Chief Statistician (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

Analyst (Knowledge and Analytical Services)

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

Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language 

Operations Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Operations Official (Education, Culture and Welsh Language)

Student support applications for higher education: end of April 2026

Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language 

Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education 

Press/Communications Officer (First Minister’s Group)

First published: 5 June 2026
Last updated: