Digital right to work checks offer some benefits to employers, but mandating digital right to work checks would mean a very significant shift in the way that employers are required to carry out right to work checks. It is vital that this change is not just treated as an afterthought to digital ID, but as a significant policy change in its own right. In particular, the implication that it may become mandatory for UK citizens who wish to work in the UK to hold a passport or a digital ID has not been highlighted by the government and is not asked about specifically in its consultation. (Conclusion, Paragraph 36)