Written questions

Visas: Sponsorship

2026-05-12 · Home Office · 943 · Official question

Shivani Raja

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to determine when breaches of sponsor compliance metrics result in (a) action plans, (b) recruitment restrictions, and (c) revocation of sponsor licences.

Answer

The tighter Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) metrics, set out in the Immigration White Paper on 12 May 2025, will come into effect in June. Metrics will not be changed according to fluctuations in student visa refusal rates, which vary over time due to c...