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Asylum: Employment

Asked by Ruth CadburyLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 March 2026UIN 119336

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish their response to the Extending the Right to Work Scheme consultation.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Government intends to publish the response to the 'Consultation on the prevention of illegal working: Extending the Right to Work Scheme to other working arrangements' alongside updated guidance and statutory codes of practice in June. Officials will continue to discuss the responses and the updated guidance with stakeholders in advance of June to support business preparations.

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