Guidance
Employment related securities: service availability and issues
Check the availability and any issues affecting employment related securities (ERS).
Change of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-related-securities-service-availability-and-issues
Change description : 2025-10-13 08:59:00: Planned downtime from 8am on Sunday 19 October 2025 to 3am on Monday 20 October 2025 has been added. [Guidance and regulation]
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Check the availability and any issues affecting employment related securities (ERS).
Latest updates on the availability and any issues affecting employment related securities.
Planned downtime from 8am on Sunday 19 October 2025 to 3am on Monday 20 October 2025 has been added.
The planned downtime from 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 3:30am on Monday 29 September 2025 has changed. It will now be 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 1am on Monday 29 September 2025.
Planned downtime from 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 3:30am on Monday 29 September 2025 has been added.
Planned downtime from 10:30pm to 11pm on Wednesday 10 September 2025 and 10:30pm to 11pm on Wednesday 17 September 2025 has been added.
Planned downtime from 5pm on Friday 23 May 2025 to 9am on Monday 26 May 2025 has been added.
Planned downtime from 7am to 7:30pm on Sunday 9 March 2025 has been added.
Planned downtime from 8am to 8:30pm on Sunday 8 December 2024 has been added.
Planned downtime from 9:30pm to 10:30pm on Saturday 14 September 2024 has been added.
Planned downtime from 8am on Saturday 13 July 2024 to 10pm on Sunday 14 July 2024 has been added.
Planned downtime from Saturday 22 June 2024 7am to 9:15pm Sunday 23 June 2024 has been cancelled.
Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 22 June 2024 to 5pm on Sunday 23 June 2024 has been changed and is now from Saturday 22 June 2024 7am to 9:15pm Sunday 23 June 2024.
Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 22 June 2024 to 5pm Sunday 23 June 2024 has been added.
Planned downtime from 6am to 10pm on Sunday 10 March 2024 has been added.
Planned downtime has been amended to Sunday 18 February 2024 6am to 11:45pm.
Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 18 February 2024 has been added.
Planned downtime for Saturday 9 December 2023 has been amended.
Planned downtime from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9 December 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 19 November 2023 has been cancelled.
Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 19 November 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 8am to 7pm on Sunday 8 October 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 7am to 9pm on Sunday 10 September 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 15 July 2023 to 6pm on Sunday 16 July 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 7am on Sunday 9 July 2023 to 12.15am Monday 10 July 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 5am on Sunday 9 July 2023 to 2am Monday 10 July 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 8am to 3pm on Sunday 25 June 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 8:10am to 11:45pm on Sunday 16 April 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 8:25am to 9pm Sunday 26 March 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime from 8:25am to 6pm Sunday 26 March 2023 has been added.
Planned downtime has changed from midday on Saturday 10 December 2022 to 10am Sunday 11 December 2022 to 11am on Saturday 11 December 2022 to 6am on Sunday 12 December 2022.
Planned downtime from midday on Saturday 10 December 2022 to 10am Sunday 11 December 2022 has been added.
Planned downtime from 8:30am to 3:30pm Sunday 11 September 2022 has been added.
Planned downtime from Sunday 31 July 2022 8:15am to 7pm Sunday 31 July 2022 has been added.
Planned downtime from 11:59pm on Monday 4 October 2021 to 12:30am Tuesday 5 October 2021 has been added.
Planned downtime from 12pm to 12:30pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 has been added.
Planned downtime from from midday to 9pm on Saturday 26 June 2021 has been added.
Planned downtime for Friday 11 September 2020 6pm to 7am Monday 14 September 2020 has been added.
The service is now available.
This service is unavailable.
Planned downtime for Monday 25 November to Tuesday 26 November 2019 has been changed. The downtime will now take place from 9pm on Tuesday 26 November to 6am on Wednesday 27 November 2019.
Planned downtime from 9pm Monday 25 November 2019 to 6am on Tuesday 26 November 2019 has been added.
Planned downtime from 9pm Tuesday 19 November 2019 to 6am on Wednesday 20 November 2019 has been added.
Planned downtime from 9pm on 12 November to 6am on 13 November 2019 has been cancelled.
Planned downtime from 9pm on Tuesday 12 November 2019 to 6am on Wednesday 13 November 2019 has been added.
Planned downtime for Sunday 14 July midnight to 1:10am has been added.
Downtime previously planned for 17 and 18 November will now take place on 24 and 25 November.
Service issue for Thursday 8 November 2018 from 6pm to 11pm has been added.
Planned downtime for 3 and 4 November will now take place on 17 and 18 November.
Planned downtime for 3 and 4 November added.
Planned downtime on Saturday 18 August 2018 and Sunday 19 August 2018 has been added.
Planned downtime for Thursday 7 June 2018 has been added.
Planned downtime for Sunday 22 April has been added.
First published.
2025-10-13 08:59
Planned downtime from 8am on Sunday 19 October 2025 to 3am on Monday 20 October 2025 has been added.
2025-09-24 15:00
The planned downtime from 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 3:30am on Monday 29 September 2025 has changed. It will now be 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 1am on Monday 29 September 2025.
2025-09-18 15:44
Planned downtime from 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 3:30am on Monday 29 September 2025 has been added.
2025-09-02 14:55
Planned downtime from 10:30pm to 11pm on Wednesday 10 September 2025 and 10:30pm to 11pm on Wednesday 17 September 2025 has been added.
2025-05-09 11:06
Planned downtime from 5pm on Friday 23 May 2025 to 9am on Monday 26 May 2025 has been added.
2025-02-20 14:26
Planned downtime from 7am to 7:30pm on Sunday 9 March 2025 has been added.
2024-11-28 16:20
Planned downtime from 8am to 8:30pm on Sunday 8 December 2024 has been added.
2024-09-09 10:33
Planned downtime from 9:30pm to 10:30pm on Saturday 14 September 2024 has been added.
2024-06-25 09:41
Planned downtime from 8am on Saturday 13 July 2024 to 10pm on Sunday 14 July 2024 has been added.
2024-06-19 10:02
Planned downtime from Saturday 22 June 2024 7am to 9:15pm Sunday 23 June 2024 has been cancelled.
2024-06-10 09:27
Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 22 June 2024 to 5pm on Sunday 23 June 2024 has been changed and is now from Saturday 22 June 2024 7am to 9:15pm Sunday 23 June 2024.
2024-05-23 09:24
Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 22 June 2024 to 5pm Sunday 23 June 2024 has been added.
2024-02-27 12:42
Planned downtime from 6am to 10pm on Sunday 10 March 2024 has been added.
2024-02-14 15:20
Planned downtime has been amended to Sunday 18 February 2024 6am to 11:45pm.
2024-01-31 15:10
Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 18 February 2024 has been added.
2023-12-05 13:08
Planned downtime for Saturday 9 December 2023 has been amended.
2023-11-22 15:10
Planned downtime from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9 December 2023 has been added.
2023-11-17 15:49
Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 19 November 2023 has been cancelled.
2023-11-10 13:08
Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 19 November 2023 has been added.
2023-08-25 09:23
Planned downtime from 7am to 9pm on Sunday 10 September 2023 has been added.
2023-07-14 13:42
Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 15 July 2023 to 6pm on Sunday 16 July 2023 has been added.
2023-07-07 15:44
Planned downtime from 7am on Sunday 9 July 2023 to 12.15am Monday 10 July 2023 has been added.
2023-07-05 12:03
Planned downtime from 5am on Sunday 9 July 2023 to 2am Monday 10 July 2023 has been added.
2023-06-23 15:21
Planned downtime from 8am to 3pm on Sunday 25 June 2023 has been added.
2023-04-04 09:32
Planned downtime from 8:10am to 11:45pm on Sunday 16 April 2023 has been added.
2023-03-24 16:23
Planned downtime from 8:25am to 9pm Sunday 26 March 2023 has been added.
2023-03-23 09:26
Planned downtime from 8:25am to 6pm Sunday 26 March 2023 has been added.
2022-12-09 15:41
Planned downtime has changed from midday on Saturday 10 December 2022 to 10am Sunday 11 December 2022 to 11am on Saturday 11 December 2022 to 6am on Sunday 12 December 2022.
2022-12-07 09:52
Planned downtime from midday on Saturday 10 December 2022 to 10am Sunday 11 December 2022 has been added.
2022-09-07 09:08
Planned downtime from 8:30am to 3:30pm Sunday 11 September 2022 has been added.
2022-07-29 10:39
Planned downtime from Sunday 31 July 2022 8:15am to 7pm Sunday 31 July 2022 has been added.