Guidance

Premises audit: practice note

Practice note relating to the process of audits of the premises from which registered organisations provide immigration advice and services.

• From: Immigration Advice Authority and Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
• Published: 5 December 2016
• Last updated: 26 September 2025
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  1. 26 September 2025

     Document updated to account for both remote and premises audits.

  2. 6 June 2025

     Document updated with IAA branding.

  3. 12 June 2019

     Updated version of Premises: OISC practice note attached.

  4. 24 April 2017

     HTML added

  5. 5 December 2016

     First published.

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Premises audit: practice note

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Details

This practice note from the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) explores issues relating to the premises of a registered organisation meeting the requirements of the IAA’s Code of Standards and of relevant legislation.

The practice note includes guidance on:

• confidentiality
• complying with UK legislation