# The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This instrument amends the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704) by inserting into regulation 20(1) provision that the Secretary of State may discontinue or suspend a person’s asylum support if the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that that person has worked at a time when he was disqualified from working by reason of his immigration status.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/209/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-support-amendment-regulations-2026/note
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