diff --git a/app/controllers/teacher_interface/reference_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/teacher_interface/reference_requests_controller.rb
index a292c0d0f..facab93da 100644
--- a/app/controllers/teacher_interface/reference_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/teacher_interface/reference_requests_controller.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class ReferenceRequestsController < BaseController
     skip_before_action :authenticate_teacher!
     before_action :load_requested_reference_request, except: :show
 
+    rescue_from ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound, with: :error_not_found
+
     define_history_origin :show
     define_history_reset :show
     define_history_check :edit
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ def show
       @work_history = reference_request.work_history
     end
 
+    def error_not_found
+      render "error_not_found", status: :not_found
+    end
+
     def edit
       @work_history = reference_request.work_history
     end
diff --git a/app/services/update_work_history_contact.rb b/app/services/update_work_history_contact.rb
index dfe46a48b..996ace773 100644
--- a/app/services/update_work_history_contact.rb
+++ b/app/services/update_work_history_contact.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def call
     end
 
     if email.present? && (reference_request = work_history.reference_request)
+      reference_request.regenerate_slug
+
       RequestRequestable.call(
         requestable: reference_request,
         user:,
diff --git a/app/views/teacher_interface/reference_requests/error_not_found.html.erb b/app/views/teacher_interface/reference_requests/error_not_found.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bc5e58c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/teacher_interface/reference_requests/error_not_found.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<% content_for :page_title, "We no longer need you to act as a reference." %>
+
+<h1 class="govuk-heading-xl"><%= t("service.name.eligibility") %></h1>
+
+<p class="govuk-body">We no longer need you to act as a reference.</p>
+
+<p class="govuk-body">You do not need to do anything else.</p>