Digital right to work and rent checks for British and Irish citizens: equality impact assessment, 30 June 2026

Product Description

From 6 April 2022, employers have been able to conduct digital right to work and rent checks on British and Irish citizens with a valid passport (or Irish passport card), rather than relying on manual document-based right to work and rent checks.

This Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) updates the assessment titled Digital right to work and rent checks for British and Irish citizens: equality impact assessment, completed 10 February 2022. The first iteration was produced on 2 November 2021 and subsequently updated on 10 February 2022. It was completed prior to the introduction of digital right to work and right to rent checks via DVSP providers for holders of a current valid British or Irish passport (including Irish passport cards).

This updated EIA considers only the equality impacts of the changes introduced under the Border, Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, as implemented through updates to the right to work and right to rent checking routes (including use of independently certified and registered Digital Verification Services), secondary legislation and associated codes of practice. The EIA is not an assessment of wider government digital identity policy or programmes.