Sponsorship Licence: Compliance Checks

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The ability to sponsor workers to work in the UK is a privilege that must be earned and therefore the Home Office has a duty to ensure all sponsors discharge their responsibilities, and that a sponsor’s actions (or omissions) do not create a risk to immigration control.

The Home Office will continually monitor sponsors’ compliance and take action against those who:

pose, or may pose, a threat to immigration control;
breach their sponsorship duties, or otherwise fail to comply with the Immigration Rules;
are convicted of criminal offences or issued with certain civil penalties;
have engaged or are engaging in behaviour or actions that are not conducive to the public good.

Compliance checks may be taken on the basis of a reasonable suspicion that you have breached your sponsor duties or are otherwise no longer suitable to hold a licence. This may be based on a poor previous record of compliance with the Home Office or other government departments.

Home Office Compliance Checks

The Home Office may conduct a compliance check, which can involve:

asking for additional documents or information;
verifying documents and information you have provided;
visiting you on-site;
conducting a digital compliance inspection which involves interviewing you via remote video conferencing facilities;
making checks with other government departments, agencies or local authorities;
considering any other information or evidence that comes to light.

The Home Office will also make regular checks with HMRC to ensure you are paying your workers appropriately and in line with the Immigration Rules.

The purpose of these checks is to make sure:

the information you have given is accurate and complete;
you are able to offer genuine employment;
you are genuine and trading or operating lawfully in the UK;
there are no reasons to believe you represent a threat to immigration control or that you are engaging or have engaged in behaviour or actions that are not conducive to the public good;
you are committed to, and actually are, complying with all the duties of sponsorship.

If the Home Office decides to conduct a compliance check, which involves visiting or interviewing you, this can be on an announced or an unannounced basis. You must cooperate with Home Office staff and allow full access to any premises or sites.

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