1. Introduction
Our company:
Corporate Business Loans Limited, company registration number: 10349466.
Whose registered office address is: 124 Acomb Road, York, YO24 4EY.
Referred to hereafter as “we”, “our” or “us”.
- Our policy is zero-tolerance on bribery and corruption.
- We act ethically and with integrity in all our business activities.
- We have effective processes and procedures to counter bribery and corruption, including but not limited to application forms, due diligence research, companies house checks, credit checks and anti-money laundering searches on employees, clients, partners and stakeholders.
- We are committed to regularly reviewing and improving our standards and processes whenever possible, to uphold our values to counter bribery and corruption.
- We work within all laws relevant to our business and remain bound by the laws of the UK, including the Bribery Act 2010 and Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
The purpose of this policy is to communicate to our clients, partners and stakeholders our position on bribery and corruption.
- This policy applies to:
All persons who have vested interest in the outcome of an application for business finance, including our employees, clients, partners and stakeholders (including stakeholders of the client and our stakeholders); any third parties we authorise to act on our behalf such as franchisees, introducers, brokers, agents and professional business advisers; our suppliers and marketing partners.
Where we engage with third parties, we will undertake appropriate steps to ensure they comply with the principles set out in this policy.
- What is corruption and bribery?
Corruption is dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
A bribe is dishonestly persuading someone to act in one’s favour by a gift of money or other inducement. A ‘bribe’ can be any inducement or reward offered, promised or provided in order to make a person act improperly, or to reward them for having done so. It is important to recognise that a bribe can be anything of value, and is not only related to the payment of money. For example, it could include offering or receiving gifts, holidays, employment and advantages for family or friends.
- It is illegal to offer, promise, give, request, agree, receive or accept bribes.
It is not acceptable for you (or someone on your behalf) to:
Give, promise to give, or offer, a payment, gift or hospitality with the expectation or hope that a business advantage will be received, or to reward a business advantage already given. Give, promise to give, or offer, a payment, gift or hospitality to a government official, agent or representative to facilitate or expedite a routine procedure; accept payment from a third party that you know or suspect is offered with the expectation that it will obtain a business advantage for them; accept a gift or hospitality from a third party if you know or suspect that it is offered or provided with an expectation that a business advantage will be provided by us in return; threaten or retaliate against another worker who has refused to commit a bribery offence or who has raised concerns under this policy; engage in any activity that might lead to a breach of this policy.
- Kickbacks
We do not make, and will not accept, facilitation payments or “kickbacks” of any kind.
- Whistleblowing
We actively encourage an open, honest, transparent culture with our employees, clients, partners and stakeholders. We encourage you to immediately raise any suspicious conduct directly with us. Concerns should be raised immediately to the Managing Director, Gary Dickinson gary@businessloansltd.co.uk.
- Donations
We do not make contributions to political parties. We only make charitable donations that are legal and ethical under local laws and practices.
- You must ensure you have read, understood and comply with this policy.