Stop Loan Sharks training – community safety, safeguarding, financial well-being

Stop Loan Sharks training – community safety, safeguarding, financial well-being
by Aidan Wheller LIAISE (Leads In Awareness, Intelligence, Support and Education…

As many as 1.08 million people in England could be in debt to an illegal money lender, commonly known as a loan shark, a leading think-tank has found as the cost of living crisis bites on family budgets. It is more important than ever that we get the message across that the Illegal Money Lending Team are here to help people who might find themselves in this situation.

Who are the England Illegal Money Lending Team?
The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) is a national team cracking down on loan sharks and providing support for victims and survivors of illegal money lending.

The IMLT investigates and prosecutes loan sharks for illegal money lending and related offences. In past cases this has included blackmail, threatening behaviour, violence, kidnap and drugs offences

The Training Session –

This will cover everything you need to know about danger of borrowing from loan sharks including:

• What is a loan shark?
• The impact of illegal lending on vulnerable people
• Why people borrow
• How to identify the signs of illegal lending and what to do if you suspect it’s happening
• Work the IMLT is engaged in to tackle the problem and how we will work with you to protect and assist victims

It will also give you more in-depth information about the project background, key things to look out for, the relevance of loan sharks for your organisation and a better understanding of information and intelligence.

The session will last for approximately 1 hour, along with time to ask questions at the end. There is no charge to your organisation for your attendance.

To arrange a session Please contact aidan.wheller@birmingham.gov.uk.