Visas
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4 March 2026, what steps she is taking to improve data sharing, including asylum application data, with sponsors.
Answered by Mike Tapp
The Home Office works closely with sponsors and sector bodies to support compliance with sponsorship duties and the integrity of the immigration system.
The Home Office regularly shares information with sponsors, including data to support monitoring of visa refusal rates, and in 2025 introduced new mechanisms to enhance refusal data sharing. Sponsors must report to the Home Office where a student does not enrol, or has sponsorship withdrawn after enrolment, and therefore already has access to that information.
We continue to explore opportunities to strengthen data sharing in line with data protection legislation, which includes considering our obligations on handling personal and sensitive data.
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