Action for Children
Action for Children is a social care charity that provides support services, fostering, and advocacy for vulnerable children and families.
The UK Home Office lists Action for Children as a licensed sponsor (A-rated, Skilled Worker route). Most recent adverts from Action for Children rule out visa sponsorship or require UK security clearance. We're showing 6 of their current openings.
Sponsor licence details
Sourced from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Sponsorship history
Certificates of Sponsorship Action for Children assigned each year, from Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes. One certificate is assigned for each sponsored hire, visa extension or change of employer, so a person can be counted more than once. “1–5” is withheld by the Home Office; the 2025 figures list only sponsors with 5 or more (“—”). Matched to this employer by its name on the sponsor register. Sources: FOI 2025/12841 (2021–24), FOI2026/03501 (2025). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licence timeline Pro
Every change we've seen on the Home Office register for Action for Children, and what its recent adverts say about sponsorship.
See this employer's full licence history: when it was licensed, rating and route changes, and when it last offered sponsorship in an advert.
Unlock with ProAbout Action for Children
Action for Children is a national social care organisation that delivers support services to vulnerable children, young people, and their families. The charity operates a wide range of local services across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to promote child safety and well-being.
The organisation's core activities include running fostering services, supporting foster carers, and delivering family support programmes. It also campaigns on policy issues affecting children and provides guidance on child protection and reporting child abuse.
Open roles
6 live positions matched to this sponsor licence.