Guides
Plain explanations of guidance written for lawyers.
Every one of these describes something published by the Home Office or GOV.UK, written for the person who has to produce the records rather than the person who drafted the rules. Each links the primary source, so you can check us.
Who these are for.
The office manager who has been handed compliance on top of everything else. The operations lead who has just been told an inspection can arrive unannounced. The director who wants to know what the exposure actually is before agreeing to anything.
They are deliberately short and deliberately specific. Where a question turns on somebody’s individual circumstances, that is a matter for a qualified adviser, and we say so rather than guessing on your behalf.
Six things people look up at the worst moment.
What happens in a Home Office compliance visit
Who turns up, what they ask for, and what they most often find missing.
ReadThe Appendix D record-keeping checklist
What a sponsor must keep, grouped the way the guidance groups it.
ReadHow a share code right to work check works
What to do, which service to use, and what to keep afterwards.
ReadRecruitment evidence that stands up
What the file needs, what the screenshot must show, and what not to keep.
ReadKeeping a contact details history
Why a history is not a field, and how an update destroys it.
ReadWhat gets a sponsor licence revoked
The most-cited reasons, and what they have in common.
ReadDiscuss the records you need to retain.
Fifteen minutes with whoever chases the paperwork usually settles it.