A B-rating calls for work on the failures identified by the Home Office. Start with the decision and action plan, rather than treating a dashboard score as a route back to an A-rating.
Read the conditions attached to the rating
The sponsor compliance guidance explains B-rating action plans. The plan runs for three months. Its requirements and restrictions matter: a sponsor cannot simply continue recruiting new sponsored workers as though its licence were unrestricted. Check the rules for an existing worker's extension separately.
Put the named owner, fee deadline, plan requirements and evidence of each corrective action in one working record. Confirm the current fee from the official process; a historical article or supplier quote is not a reliable fee notice.
Reconcile workers and sponsorship records
Compare the sponsored-worker list with actual employment, pay, attendance and contact details. Check the documents required by Appendix D. Where a reporting duty has arisen, identify the event, applicable deadline and submission evidence. Different events have different deadlines.
Correct the process that caused a missing record as well as the record itself. If responsibilities changed, document who now receives absence, payroll and immigration updates. A completed spreadsheet row does not prove that the underlying action was taken.
Prepare evidence of the changes
Build the review around the action plan's actual findings. For each finding, retain the revised procedure, the person responsible and a sample showing that the procedure operates. Keep correspondence and submitted material with the licence file.
Suspension, revocation and a worker's immigration position are separate decisions. Do not assume every licence problem gives every worker the same 60-day deadline. Read the relevant notices and obtain advice promptly where a person's permission or employment may be affected.
Certifyd can help organise worker evidence and review dates. The Home Office determines the rating; software does not guarantee its restoration.