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date	07/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sponsorship: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions related to the sale or other unlawful issuing of Certificates of Sponsorship for health and care workers have taken place in each of the past three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL2294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of prosecutions, convictions, and sentences across various offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool, including a range of immigration and fraud offences. This can be found via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2023" target="_blank">Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: June 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>However, information on specific instances of fraud related to the illicit sale or issuance of Certificates of Sponsorship for health and care workers is not held, and to produce such estimates would require examining individual court records, incurring disproportionate costs. It is not an offence to pass on the costs of assigning a certificate of sponsorship. However, where disproportionate fees for a Certificate of Sponsorship and other immigration costs are levied on workers, either charged upfront, or sought in recovery after the fact, the Home Office will investigate the sponsor and take action, up to and including revocation of their licence, where there has been a breach in sponsorship duties. If potential offences under the relevant offence codes, such as immigration offences or offences under the Modern Slavery Act, as presented through the above link are identified, those sponsors and others involved will be referred for criminal investigation and prosecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 22/02/2024 13:35:20 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1688325

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date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Services and Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance is currently issued to health and care workers recruited from overseas with regard to the right of entry of dependent children.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL2295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes guidance on the Health and Care visa to assist in making a visa application, including for dependents. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance will be updated once the net migration changes announced in December come into force. Further details on the measures, and how carers and dependents will be affected, is available here: <a href="https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/01/reducing-net-migration-factsheet-december-2023/" target="_blank">https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/01/reducing-net-migration-factsheet-december-2023/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL2296 question first answered 21/02/2024 17:17:54 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1688326

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Services and Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether support is provided to health and care workers recruited overseas in the visa application process for dependent children.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL2296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes guidance on the Health and Care visa to assist in making a visa application, including for dependents. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance will be updated once the net migration changes announced in December come into force. Further details on the measures, and how carers and dependents will be affected, is available here: <a href="https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/01/reducing-net-migration-factsheet-december-2023/" target="_blank">https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/01/reducing-net-migration-factsheet-december-2023/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL2295 question first answered 21/02/2024 17:17:54 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1688327

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Health Services and Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions enforcement action has been taken against care providers who fail to provide sufficient work for health and care workers recruited from overseas under the Certificate of Sponsorship scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL2297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data that would cover this request.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/02/2024 17:20:25 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates