Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence Revocations At Record Levels

The Home Office has confirmed that sponsor licence revocations have more than doubled in the first 12 months since the current government took office. The number of illegal working civil penalties has also climbed.

Sponsor licence revocation has serious consequences, including the cancellation of sponsored workers' permission and an exclusion period from rejoining the sponsor register.

If your business holds a sponsor licence, you should regularly review your overall compliance position, including right to work compliance, and address any deficiencies to minimise the risk of enforcement action.

Latest statistics show rises in compliance activity under current government

For the year ending June 2025, the Home Office suspended 2,068 Skilled Worker sponsor licences and revoked 1,948. The revocation figure is more than double the 937 licences revoked in the last year of the previous government. It also continues the general upward trend seen over the past few