Sponsor Licence Compliance Services

Stay audit-ready. Protect your licence. Hire with confidence.

We build practical, audit-ready processes for your sponsor duties, train your team, monitor risks, and defend your licence when the Home Office asks questions.

Right to Work workflows SMS governance & reporting Internal audits Mock compliance visits
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Why Sponsor Licence compliance matters

Non-compliance risks suspension, revocation and civil penalties. Robust compliance unlocks global hiring, faster CoS issuance and smooth audits.

Protect your licence

Avoid suspension & revocation by meeting sponsor duties consistently.

Reduce disruption

Audits and changes handled quickly — hiring plans stay on track.

Confidence for growth

Clear processes mean HR and managers sponsor workers safely.

What we set up and manage for you

Practical systems that pass audits — not paperwork that sits in a drawer.

Right to Work & Onboarding

Workflows, evidence checklists and audit trails for all hires and sponsored workers.

Record-Keeping & Reporting

Templates and timelines for addresses, absences, salary/SOC changes, leavers and more.

SMS Governance

Access control, locations, groups, CoS rules and change controls for safe SMS management.

Mock Audits & Visit Prep

Gap analysis, file sampling and staff coaching before announced/unannounced visits.

Policy Pack & Playbooks

Sponsor policy, onboarding/leaver checklists, escalation routes, internal audit calendar.

On-call Support

Rapid help with queries, Notices of Intent, compliance fixes and remedial plans.

Key sponsor duties — fully operationalised

Every duty below becomes a simple workflow with an evidence trail so you survive audits and keep hiring moving.

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Onboarding & RTW

Day-1
  • Right to Work capture & repeat checks
  • Contract, role, SOC & salary evidence
  • CoS issue & start-date controls
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During employment

Always-on
  • Address & contact updates
  • Absence & location (hybrid/remote) tracking
  • Document expiry reminders
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Changes & promotions

Report
  • Salary/SOC change controls
  • Hours, job title, duties variance
  • Location moves & secondments
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Leavers & cessations

Within 10d
  • Early termination & end-date reporting
  • Exit checklist & file closure
  • CoS/visa dependency review
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Corporate changes

Notify
  • New sites, TUPE & restructures
  • Ownership/merger updates
  • Licence renewal & rating issues
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Governance & SMS

Controls
  • Level-1 access & audit logs
  • Quarterly file sampling
  • Mock visits & staff coaching

Sector-specific compliance add-ons

We tailor policies, evidence and workflows to the realities of your industry. Pick a sector below to see examples we set up for you.

Care & Health

  • CQC registration & service-type mapping Care
  • Shift/rota tracking; night-work and location evidence
  • Driving licence & business insurance capture (domiciliary)
  • NMNC/NMC/HCPC/professional registration log
  • Minimum salary & SOC for Senior Care Worker / Nurse
  • Home visits risk & lone-worker policies

Tech & Engineering

  • Hybrid/remote location controls & client-site approvals
  • Project-based role evidence & IP/confidentiality links
  • SOC mapping for developers, data, DevOps, QA, PM
  • Salary banding & equity/bonus handling Comp
  • Contractor-to-hire / secondment guardrails

Hospitality & Retail

  • Multi-site location management and rota evidence
  • Genuine vacancy records for Chefs/Managers
  • Seasonality & split-shift controls; tips/service charge
  • Accommodation & transport policy (if provided)

Education

  • K-12 / FE / HE sponsor category nuances
  • Safeguarding, barred-list & DBS evidence
  • Term-time, location & timetable change tracking
  • Cover/agency usage & role genuineness records

Construction / Manufacturing

  • CSCS/CPCS & site-specific inductions capture
  • Multiple site/location and subcontractor controls
  • Health & safety evidence; PPE issuance logs
  • SOC mapping for trades & supervisors

Professional & Financial Services

  • Client-site location approvals & security onboarding
  • Conflicts, confidentiality & data-access guardrails
  • Grades/bands & promotion change-controls
  • Secondments and cross-border working

How our compliance process works

1

Discovery & Gap Scan

We review your HR files, policies and interview key staff to identify risks and quick wins.

2

Build & Train

We install policies, workflows and SMS controls — and train your Authorising Officer & HR team.

3

Audit & Coach

Mock audit with file sampling, interview prep and staff coaching to get you inspection-ready.

4

Monitor & Defend

Ongoing quarterly checks and on-call defence if the Home Office issues notices or action plans.

Audits, monitoring & remedial action

We run periodic checks so you stay compliant — and act fast if the Home Office contacts you.

  • Quarterly mini-audits with file sampling
  • Visit rehearsal & interview coaching
  • Action plans & response drafting
  • Change management (locations, structure, TUPE)

Sponsor compliance — FAQs

Can you manage SMS for us?

Yes — we can act as Level 1 users, or train and supervise your internal team with quarterly checks.

We’ve received a Home Office notice — help?

We triage risk, draft responses, prepare action plans and represent you through to resolution.

Do you support renewals and rating issues?

Yes — we prepare renewals, fix B-rating plans and restore A-rating where possible.

Sector-specific advice?

We tailor policies for care, hospitality, tech, education and more — including CQC and shift-pattern nuances.

Ready to protect your Sponsor Licence?

Book a compliance review today. We’ll scan your risks, install workflows and keep you audit-ready — so hiring never stops.

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