What's Your Audit Probability?

All figures are sourced from published government data including the Home Office's illegal working enforcement activity reports, the ONS UK business activity survey, CQC State of Care reports, GLAA Annual Reports, and HMRC National Minimum Wage enforcement data. Links to each source are provided in the results.

We start with your sector's base audit rate (enforcement visits divided by total businesses in that sector). We then apply multiplicative risk factor adjustments based on your specific circumstances — sponsor licence status, employee count, geographic region, and sector-specific risk indicators. The result is capped at 95% since no model can claim certainty.

The Home Office revoked 1,948 sponsor licences in 2025, more than double the 937 revocations in 2024. Sponsor licence holders face additional compliance obligations and are subject to targeted inspections to verify that sponsored workers' conditions are being met.

The FWA has powers to conduct unannounced inspections, request documentation, issue compliance notices, and levy civil penalties. For Right to Work failures, penalties are up to £45,000 per illegal worker for a first offence and £60,000 for repeat offences. The FWA can also refer cases for criminal prosecution.

While you can't control whether you're selected for an audit, you can ensure you pass one. Automated Right to Work checking, consistent processes across all hiring managers, proactive expiry tracking, and audit-ready record-keeping are the foundations. Certifyd Portal handles all of these automatically.