Mock audit for sponsors
Find the gaps in your sponsor compliance before the Home Office does
Compliance visits can happen with little or no notice, and the consequences of failing one are severe: suspension, downgrading or revocation of the licence, with sponsored workers' permission cut short. A mock audit tests your files and processes against the sponsor duties while you still have time to fix things.
- New licence fee — small or charitable
- £611
- New licence fee — medium or large
- £1,682
- Cost of losing a licence
- Re-application + rehiring
- IAA regulated advisers
- ILPA member (9304)
- ICO registered (ZB830408)
- Professional indemnity insured
What the audit covers
- Right to work checks: timing, document types, share codes and follow-up dates
- Sponsored worker HR files against the record-keeping requirements
- Reporting duties: absences, changes of role, salary, location and early departures
- Sponsorship Management System hygiene — user access, key personnel and allocations
- Recruitment and role evidence supporting the certificates you have assigned
- Genuine vacancy and salary consistency across contracts, payroll and the CoS
What you get afterwards
- A written findings report split into breaches, risks and improvements
- A prioritised action list with owners and deadlines
- Corrected templates and file structures where documents are missing
- A follow-up review once the actions are closed, if you want one
- A clear record that you took reasonable steps — useful evidence in itself
When to get audited
- Before or shortly after your first Certificate of Sponsorship is assigned
- Annually, as routine assurance for the licence
- After a change of key personnel, HR system, payroll provider or ownership
- If sponsored headcount has grown quickly
- Immediately, if the Home Office has contacted you about a visit
Who this is for
- Authorising officers and level 1 users responsible for the licence
- HR and people teams inheriting a licence they did not set up
- Sponsors who have never been visited and do not know where they stand
- Organisations sponsoring across multiple sites or entities
Why prevention is cheaper than replacement
| New sponsor licence — small or charitable sponsor | £611 |
|---|---|
| New sponsor licence — medium or large sponsor | £1,682 |
Home Office licence fees as published in our fee data (effective 8 April 2026). Audit fees are quoted after a short scoping call, based on sponsored headcount and the number of sites. Figures here are Home Office charges, not our fees.
Arrange a mock compliance audit
Tell us how many sponsored workers you have and where your records sit. We will scope the audit, confirm the fee and agree a date with you.
- IAA regulated advisers
- ILPA member (9304)
- ICO registered (ZB830408)
- Professional indemnity insured