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Compliance Visits: Tips on Preparing For Home Office Inspections
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

A Home Office compliance visit is a visit by the Home Office either to carry out checks prior to making a decision on your sponsor licence application or an inspection to continue to monitor your compliance during the validity of your sponsor licence. 

A Home Office compliance visit is a visit by the Home Office either to carry out checks prior to making a decision on your sponsor licence application or an inspection to continue to monitor your compliance during the validity of your sponsor licence. 

Right to Work Checks: Essential 2025 Updates for Employers
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

In This Article 1. Right to Work Checks: 2025 Guidance Overview 2. Key Updates in the Right to Work Checks Guidance 3. Transition to eVisas: Decommissioning of Biometric Cards 4. Annex A Updated List of Acceptable...

Documents for Manual Right to Work Checks 5. Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) Scheme: Key Changes 6. Removal of COVID-19 Temporary Adjusted Checks 7. Conducting Right to Work Checks: Key Procedures for...

Sponsor Licence Compliance: Home Office Announces Tougher Measures For Employers
By Eve Loveman - Legal Associate

In This Article 1. Home Office Crack Down on Immigration Law Breaches and Sponsor Licence Requirements 2. Longer Cooling-Off Periods for Sponsor Licence Revocation 3. Extended Action Plans for Sponsor...

Licence Compliance 4. Preventing Sponsors From Passing Sponsorship Costs to Employees 5. Aligning Immigration and Employment Laws for Sponsor Licence Holders 6. Steps Employers Can Take to Safeguard Their Sponsor...

Sponsor Licence Revocation: Insights From New Hope Care Ltd
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Another sponsor licence revocation case, New Hope Care Ltd [2024] EWHC 1270 (Admin) (24 May 2024), was handed down on 24 May 2024, following a hearing on 16 May 2024.  This follows the important High Court cases...

of Prestwick Care Ltd & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 3193 (Admin) (14 November 2023) and Supporting Care Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home...

Care Organisations and Sponsor Licence Compliance Issues
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

During the Covid-19 pandemic, and following Brexit, we saw a huge increase in the number of organisations applying for Skilled Worker sponsor licences, particularly organisations in the care sector. Due to Covid...

restrictions, and the increase in application numbers, the Home Office waved through a number of applications from care homes and other organisations in the care sector, granting sponsor licences without...

Fines for Illegal Working to Triple From 13 February 2024
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

Ch-ch-ch-changes! The Home Secretary’s announcement of its intention to increase maximum fines for employers caught employing individuals without lawful immigration status (‘illegal workers’), back in August...

2023 was covered in our blog post here. The implementation of the new civil penalties regime is now almost upon us.  This post will cover when the new civil penalties regime will come into force, how it...

An Employer's Guide to Immigration Civil Penalty Notices
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

Navigating the complexities of immigration law can be a daunting task, especially for employers in the United Kingdom. Under the Immigration Act of 2016, employers can face civil penalties if they are found...

to have knowingly employed individuals without the legal right to work in the UK. These penalties are not just financial; they can also have significant repercussions on an organisation’s reputation and its...

Higher Civil Penalties for Renting to Undocumented Tenants Revealed
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

In the continuation of the hostile environment, the Home Secretary announced that there would be a notable increase in the fines issued to those with the responsibility for checking that individuals have the right...

to rent in the UK. It is an announcement in line with the Government’s obsession with demonstrating that they are taking steps to deter individuals from entering the UK where they do not  have lawful...

Fines For Employing Illegal Workers Set To Rise Significantly
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

On 07 August 2023, the UK Government announced that it would be increasing the maximum fines issued to employers where they are found to be employing individuals without lawful immigration status (illegal workers)....

Unsurprisingly, the announcement comes as a result of the Government’s determination to deter individuals who they are convinced are crossing the Channel for no other reason than to take advantage...

Immigration Right to Work Checks Guidance
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

An employer  commits an offence if they employ someone who is disqualified from employment by reason of their immigration status. This is set out in section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006,...

as amended by section 35 of the Immigration Act 2016. An individual commits an offence if they work at a time when they are disqualified from working due to their immigration status. This is set out at...

Right to Rent Immigration Checks: Landlords FAQs
By Thomas Hill - Immigration Barrister

In a previous post, we provided an overview guide to the ‘right to rent’ immigration check requirement which applies to all private landlords and tenants. If you are searching for answers to questions such as...

who has a right to rent, or when and how right to rent checks need to be conducted, you will be able to find them there.  In this follow-up article, we consider some further commonly asked questions around...

Maintaining a Sponsor Licence: Duties & Compliance
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

When your sponsor licence application is approved, your sponsor licence will normally be valid for four years. The next step is to know how to maintain your sponsor licence. The Home Office will continue to monitor...

compliance with your duties as a sponsor, including checking with HMRC to ensure that your sponsored workers are paid appropriately. The Home Office may also conduct a compliance check in order to ensure...
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