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9/11/2026 4:08:11 PM

UKVI to remove inactive SMS users

By Xander May

Have you checked your SMS users recently?UKVI has confirmed its intention to remove inactive Sponsor Management System (SMS) user...

9/11/2026 9:56:57 AM

By Xander May

From 9 September 2026, the UKVI introduced a range of new automated notifications for Authorising Officers, providing greater visibility...

9/11/2026 9:50:32 AM

By Eleanor Reilly

Do you remember the phrase "there are unknown unknowns"? This famous quote is from Donald Rumsfeld, United States Secretary of Defence,...

9/10/2026 9:41:53 AM

By Xander May

A significant change to the Sponsor Management System (SMS) took effect from 9 September 2026, when sponsors will no longer be able to...

9/8/2026 10:32:14 AM

By Jacqui Tookey

Looking in the mirror is something I try to avoid as I age, but self-reflection is a crucial aspect of our ongoing personal and...

9/8/2026 10:22:16 AM

By Xander May

UKVI sponsor management system (SMS) updateUKVI has announced the roll out of a mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for sponsor...

8/26/2026 11:06:14 AM

By Katharine Robinson

The Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Trade Union Ballots came into force on 25 August 2026. The Code...

8/19/2026 1:32:08 PM

By Emily Heinrich

Our colleagues across the firm regularly support clients with the arrangements for changing address. This could be related to two...

8/11/2026 8:24:11 AM

By Ciara Campfield

Of course, everyone agrees on the importance of lifelong learning. Politicians agree, employers agree, universities agree, think tanks...

8/6/2026 3:55:11 PM

By Ciara Campfield

Andy Burnham has long argued that public spending should deliver more than a contracted service. It should create social value,...

8/3/2026 2:58:36 PM

By Emily Heinrich

A welcome result of the German-British friendship treaty, which was signed on 17 July 2025, will benefit schools trips between the UK and...

8/3/2026 12:20:46 PM

By Ciara Campfield

When I first read the Government's Rewiring the State announcement, I wasn't thinking about mayors, governance structures or...