HOW TO USE OUR CODE

WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR CODE WON’T PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION.

However, it will provide you with a summary of our commitments and expectations, as well as a ‘map and compass’ to help guide you toward more information and points of contact where necessary.

We want to empower you to confidently make the best decisions as quickly as possible. So we want to make this Code easy to approach and use. Look out for the ‘Further information’ headings within the document, which point out the additional documents and contacts you might find useful. These resources are then listed fully in the ‘Further Information and Resources’ section at the back.

If the answer to all these questions is ‘Yes’ – then, go for it! However, if the answer to any of these questions is ‘No,’ you should avoid that course of action, or talk to our Compliance Department. You should also speak to the Compliance Department if your answer is “I’m not sure” or if any part of this Code is unclear to you.

As well as the Compliance Department, you can also speak to your line manager, your People Business Partner, or an appropriate senior colleague from another department. This Code will help guide you to the best point of contact for your query.

If you have a more serious concern, or would like to speak to someone anonymously, our ‘Speaking up’ section will show you how you can do this as well.