Sources and method: how the rules are checked
Every rule here rests on a GOV.UK page, quoted word for word and dated when it was last checked.
Every rule comes from GOV.UK
Each rule, figure and date here is quoted from an official source, in its own words. Secondary sources, such as law firms and news reports, are never the authority.
| Source | Published on |
|---|---|
| The Immigration Rules and their appendices (gov.uk) | GOV.UK |
| Statements of Changes and their explanatory memoranda (gov.uk) | GOV.UK |
| Guidance for each route, such as the Graduate visa (gov.uk) pages | GOV.UK |
| Home Office caseworker guidance, marked as guidance wherever it is used | GOV.UK |
| The register of licensed sponsors: workers (gov.uk) | GOV.UK |
| Acts and regulations (legislation.gov.uk) | legislation.gov.uk |
Each figure is matched word for word
Every figure is held once, in one data file, with its GOV.UK passage, its start date and its last check date. Pages render each figure from that file; none is typed by hand.
Every source is fetched again each month
On the first working day of each month, every source page is fetched again. “Checked against GOV.UK” moves only when every passage still matches.
Any difference is reviewed before anything changes. The sweep also catches fees, which change by regulations without a Statement of Changes.
What the Ledger covers
This Ledger starts on . It covers the Statements of Changes reviewed so far: HC 590, HC 217, HC 334, HC 733, HC 836, HC 997, CP 1373, HC 1298, HC 1333, HC 1491, HC 1691, HC 259 and HC 584.
When a new Statement is laid, its entry in the Ledger of changes is due within two days, and the pages it affects are rebuilt.
Not verified, so left out
| Left out | Why |
|---|---|
| A surcharge total for the 18-month Graduate visa | GOV.UK gives two |
| Start dates of some fees, charges and older rules | Not verified on GOV.UK |
| Register counts by licence rating for the current snapshot | Not verified on GOV.UK |
| An earned settlement outcome | None found, so it stays a proposal |
| Going rates by occupation code | Pages link to Appendix Skilled Occupations instead |
Where a start date is not verified, the page says “Start date not verified” and never guesses one.
The register count, by its method and date
121,996 organisations had a Skilled Worker route row in a copy of the register published on , each counted once by name. The current file differs slightly, as the register is updated most working days. The source copy is described in a register snapshot with its date.
Reporting an error
If a figure, date or rule does not match GOV.UK, email desk@ukvisasponsorguide.com with the page and its paragraph address. Corrections are dated and listed in the corrections log, under the editorial standards.