Elsewhere

Coverage

Published reporting and primary documents on student sponsor compliance. Links only — the headlines are the publishers’ own, and we add no summary or interpretation. Items appear on an institution’s page only where the source names that institution directly.

2026

6 Aug 2026Bloomsbury Institute's student sponsor licence revoked

GOV.UKPrimary source

11 Jun 2026Bloomsbury Institute suspended from recruiting overseas students

Times Higher EducationReporting

4 Jun 2026High dropout rates to trigger sponsor licence action, UK unis warned

The PIE NewsReporting

1 Jun 2026The new UKVI student sponsor regime goes live

WonkheAnalysis

1 Jun 2026Amber isn't a buffer zone in the new international RAG system, it's a ledge

WonkheAnalysis

16 Jan 2026Home Office refuses FOI request for action plan records (FOI2025/17689)

WhatDoTheyKnowPrimary sourceUniversity of Lincoln

2025

24 Nov 2025Hertfordshire latest to be placed on student visa 'action plan'

Times Higher EducationReportingUniversity of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation De Montfort University Nottingham Trent University

1 Aug 2025More universities put on 'action plans' as Home Office gets tough

Times Higher EducationReportingGlasgow Caledonian University University of Essex

1 Aug 2025UK's stiffening compliance regime already having an impact on international student recruitment

ICEF MonitorAnalysis

2 May 2025Student sponsor compliance visits (guidance)

GOV.UKPrimary source

8 Jan 2025Glasgow and Study Group join universities on visa action plans

Times Higher EducationReportingUniversity of Glasgow Study Group Limited

2024

17 Dec 2024UCLan placed on Home Office 'action plan' for breach of student visa sponsor requirements

The TabReportingUniversity of Lancashire

7 Dec 2024University is warned over foreign student sponsor breach

University World NewsReportingUniversity of Glasgow

4 Dec 2024Three UK universities put on student visa 'action plans'

Times Higher EducationReportingDe Montfort University Nottingham Trent University University of Lancashire

1 Jan 2024Student sponsor licence changes — advice for students

UKCISAAnalysis

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