WWC Connect statuses

• On track (green): nothing due yet.
• Action due (amber): a step is coming up.
• Act now (red): overdue, working without a recorded check, or a status alert.
• Ended (grey): they've stopped. The record is kept 7 years.
• Existing worker: connecting recommended (cyan): engaged before 19 October 2026, no deadline.

Clearance

• Clearance required.
• Exemption: evidence kept.
• You decide: child-connected work waiting for your decision.
• Not required.

Status checker outcomes you can record

• Can work: current clearance.
• Can work: application or renewal in progress (only when the checker says they may work).
• Cannot work (for example suspended, barred, revoked, expired, or in progress without permission to work).
• Not found or invalid number.

In Exports & settings, Treat applications in progress as not cleared makes your association stricter than the official rule.

Flags

• Checked after they started.
• Connected before a check was recorded.
• Application in progress: check again when it's decided.
• Check copied or imported without a dated record: re-check in the status checker.
• Status alert on record: not cleared until a new check shows they can work.
• Ended without a recorded check.