From this talk you will gain a basic & working knowledge surrounding illegal money lenders (loan sharks) i.e. what makes them illegal, how they operate and find new borrowers, the effects that they have on borrowers, who we the Stop Loan Shark team are, how we operate plus how to link this knowledge into a conversation with a service user, family member or friend to find out if they could potentially be in debt to an illegal money lender and just as importantly, how to make a report and what happens next.
It is estimated that 1.2 million people in England alone are currently in debt to loan sharks and this figure is estimated to rise to 10 million within the next 3 years which equates to 1 in 5 of the adult population across the country.
All the awareness talks will be held via Microsoft Teams and will start at 09:30. The links to the talks will be sent out to attendees as an Outlook calendar invite a few days before each talk.
To book a place for this date, follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illegal-money-lenders-loan-sharks-a-basic-understanding-tickets-1279205019649?aff=oddtdtcreator
The booking office will close at 11am on the day before the talk.
If anyone has difficulty booking onto any of the talks, then please email dave.monk@birmingham.gov.uk
