Sponsor records · Manual snapshot · Checked 16 September 2026
Labour / Government sponsor-duty changes (2026)
Current sponsor guidance includes employment-rights evidence and official SMS access requirements. Wider right-to-work coverage is scheduled for 1 October. The Immigration and Asylum Bill remains in passage, while earned-settlement proposals need final rules. These are different statuses, not one list of enacted duties.
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| Item and status | Primary evidence | Record review |
|---|---|---|
| Current: employment-rights information | Appendix D, section 5(l), updated 3 Aug 2026, requires evidence that workers receive employment-rights information. | Locate the information supplied and evidence of its provision. Do not equate uploading a blank template with giving it to workers. |
| Current: official SMS authentication | Part 3, Annex C3(f) references mandatory multi-factor authentication from 3 Sep 2026. | Check authorised users can access the official system. Track the access review without storing passwords or recovery codes in worker files. |
| Scheduled: additional right-to-work arrangements | Part 3 C7.27 identifies 1 Oct 2026 for relevant new engagements, including worker contracts and individual subcontractors. | Identify potentially affected arrangements and assign review of the final employer guidance before changing the check procedure. |
| In passage: Immigration and Asylum Bill | Bill introduced 30 Jun 2026; committee amendment papers dated 15 Sep. Not an enacted sponsor instruction. | No new sponsor form or retention period is established by this register. Track final text and commencement separately from political announcements. |
| Proposed: earned settlement | 7 Sep 2026 ministerial answer: consultation responses remain under consideration; final model and transitional arrangements are unresolved. | Keep current permission evidence and review dates grounded in the worker’s actual documents. Revisit planning when final arrangements are published. |
Checked 16 September 2026. Current guidance is labelled as guidance; this page does not treat every guidance update as a newly enacted statute. The future right-to-work item still links to draft employer guidance.
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The committee notice describes scrutiny of the Immigration and Asylum Bill. That parliamentary process does not itself specify a new employer record. For the current evidence requirement, use our Appendix D evidence guide; for broader context, return to the party tracker.
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- Check any commencement provision and subsequent official guidance.
- Identify the affected worker or engagement category before updating a process.
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