Overview

Receiving a sponsor licence suspension notice can leave your organisation facing urgent questions about its international workforce, recruitment plans and next steps.

Join Immigration Advice Service (IAS) for a practical webinar exploring how to approach a suspension, understand the concerns raised by the Home Office and prepare your response. Designed for NHS HR and workforce teams, this session will cover gathering evidence, addressing compliance gaps and supporting affected staff.

What We Will Cover

• Understanding the suspension notice: Identifying the concerns raised, the response deadline and the information requested.
• Immediate priorities: Bringing together the right colleagues, preserving records and coordinating your response.
• Reviewing the evidence: Examining sponsorship records, reporting history and internal procedures against the concerns identified.
• Preparing your response: Addressing each issue clearly and providing relevant supporting evidence.
• Taking corrective action: Demonstrating how compliance gaps are being addressed through practical changes and stronger oversight.
• Workforce and recruitment considerations: Understanding what the suspension means for existing sponsored staff and planned recruitment.
• Possible outcomes: Exploring reinstatement, further Home Office action and the potential consequences of revocation.
• Your questions: An opportunity to put general questions to our immigration advisers.

Who Should Attend?

NHS HR directors, workforce and international recruitment leads, sponsor licence Authorising Officers, Key Contacts, Level 1 users and colleagues responsible for immigration compliance.

What You’ll Take Away

A clearer understanding of how to organise your response to a suspension, identify the evidence needed and coordinate action across your organisation.

Register Your Place

If your Trust is facing a sponsor licence suspension, understanding your next steps matters. Join IAS for practical guidance on responding and addressing the concerns raised.

If you have already received a suspension notice, seek advice promptly so you can meet the deadline stated in your letter.