Steps to Obtain a Statutory Excuse Using Zinc as a Digital Platform for Right to Work Checks

For British and Irish citizens with **valid passports** (including Irish passport cards), we can digitally check your candidate's right-to-work, eliminating the need to see them in person. Using Zinc in this scenario is a valid method of obtaining a **statutory excuse.** Presently, the Home Office does not allow for British and Irish citizens **without a passport** to be verified using an online right to work provider. As such, Zinc can provide a right to work 'in principle' but you will still need to physically double-check on their first day of employment that the candidate’s document matches the photo and DOB in our report. For further information please consult the [Home Office guidance on manual checks](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-employers-guide/an-employers-guide-to-right-to-work-checks-6-april-2022-accessible-version#how-to-establish-a-statutory-excuse-for-right-to-work-checks). For non-UK nationals entering via the share code route the Home Office **will not allow a statutory excuse** to be provided by Zinc so you will need to consult the Home Office website and check that the share code matches the one printed on our report.