Impact assessment

The right to work: equality impact assessment

Equality impact assessment undertaken in relation to the right to rent and right to work schemes.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 30 June 2026

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Prevention of illegal working and extension of the prohibition on employment (the right to work scheme) to other working arrangements: equality impact assessment (accessible)

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Prevention of illegal working and extension of the prohibition on employment (the right to work scheme) to other working arrangements: equality impact assessment

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This equality impact assessment updates the assessment titled ‘Prevention of Illegal Working’ completed in May 2007 prior to the introduction of right to work checks.

The assessment additionally includes consideration of the equality impacts of legislative amendments introduced to extend the scope of employers required to carry out right to work checks.

Published 30 June 2026