Immigration • Regulated by Home Office (UKVI)
Home Office Sponsor Licence (Health and Care Worker Visa)
Definition: Permission granted by UK Visas and Immigration allowing health and social care providers to sponsor skilled international care workers and registered nurses.
Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview
To recruit overseas workers, providers must hold a valid Sponsor Licence, issue Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), meet salary thresholds, and comply with strict HR record-keeping and reporting obligations under immigration law.
Governing Authority
Enforced by Home Office (UKVI) in United Kingdom. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.
Automated Compliance
How AsanWork Enforces Home Office Sponsor Licence (Health and Care Worker Visa)
AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Related United Kingdom Healthcare Terms
Payroll
12.07% Holiday Pay Accrual (Irregular Hours)
The statutory method reintroduced for calculating annual leave entitlement for irregular-hours workers and part-year workers in the UK.
Vetting
AccessNI Check (Northern Ireland)
The criminal history disclosure service for individuals seeking employment in health and social care services in Northern Ireland.
Compliance
CQC Quality Statements (34 Statements)
Quality statements are the commitments that health and social care providers must live up to under the CQC Single Assessment Framework.
Regulation
CQC Regulation 12: Safe Care and Treatment
Regulation 12 mandates that care and treatment must be provided in a safe way for service users.