Sponsor Licence Suspension and Revocation: Protect Your Licence and Plan Your Next Steps

A sponsor licence suspension can stop an organisation assigning new Certificates of Sponsorship and may be the start of a high-stakes enforcement process. Learn the warning signs, the difference between suspension and revocation, and how to organise a timely, evidence-led response.

Sponsor licence suspension and revocation can have immediate consequences for recruitment, workforce planning, reputation and continuity of care. Concerns may emerge during a compliance visit, through desktop checks or when UKVI compares information held on the Sponsorship Management System with payroll and other business records.

Join Kashif Majeed, Director at Aston Brooke Solicitors and lead for Sponsorship & Home Office Compliance, for a focused session on the practical steps care providers should take before and after Home Office enforcement action. The webinar will explain how to recognise risk, respond to allegations and protect both the organisation and its sponsored workforce.

In this webinar, we will cover:

• The difference between sponsor licence suspension and revocation, and what each can mean in practice.
• Common triggers for enforcement, including underpayment, role or hours that do not match the CoS, weak genuine-vacancy evidence, missed reporting duties, inadequate records and ineffective right-to-work or attendance controls.
• How data held by UKVI, HMRC, payroll, rotas and HR systems may be compared.
• What happens during a suspension, including restrictions on assigning new Certificates of Sponsorship and the need to respond within the deadline stated in the notice.
• How to build a clear response: allegation-by-allegation analysis, evidence preservation, record reconciliation, witness input, remedial action and senior oversight.
• The operational and workforce consequences of revocation, including the potential impact on sponsored workers.
• Managing time-sensitive CoS allocation and visa-expiry scenarios without compromising compliance.
• The role of Section 3C leave where a valid, in-time application has been submitted, and why employers must still maintain evidence and complete follow-up right-to-work checks.
• Practical controls that reduce the risk of enforcement before concerns arise.

Who should attend?

Authorising Officers, Key Contacts, Level 1 and Level 2 Users, directors, owners, HR and compliance professionals, payroll leads, registered managers and senior operational leaders responsible for sponsored staff and business continuity.

Why attend?

Enforcement correspondence demands a coordinated response, not a last-minute collection of documents. This webinar will help leaders understand the decisions that matter, organise evidence across departments and avoid common mistakes that can weaken the organisation’s position. It will also show how stronger everyday controls can prevent a concern from escalating.

Know the warning signs and be ready to act. Reserve your place.