Several changes are proposed which will have financial and administrative implications for sponsors and their sponsored workers:
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 	<li>the Immigration Skills Charge will rise by 32% from £1,000 to £1,320 per year for medium or large sponsors, or from £364 to £480 per year for small or charitable sponsors.</li>
 	<li>English language testing will apply to adult dependants of workers and students for the first time, initially set at B1, with an intention to raise this to B2 in the future.</li>
 	<li>Basic Compliance Assessment thresholds for education sponsors will increase. Sponsors will now be required to maintain at least a 95% course enrolment rate and a 90% course completion rate.</li>
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Sponsors are advised to review their compliance procedures in anticipation of more stringent audit thresholds and enforcement activity.