BRIBERY POLICY

Purvis Marquee Hire Ltd has a zero tolerance for bribery and corruption. This policy extends to all of the company’s business dealings and transactions in all countries in which it or its subsidiaries and associates operate. All directors and employees are required to comply with this policy.

Bribery – Bribery is the offering, promising, giving, solicitation or the receipt or agreement to receive any financial or other advantage, or any other inducement from any person or company, (wherever they are situated and whether they are a public official or body, or a private person or company) by an individual employee, agent or other person or body acting on another’s behalf.

Corruption – Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for a private gain.

Purvis Marquee Hire Ltd. prohibits:

Bribery of or by any person or company, in any jurisdiction, wherever they are situated and whether they are a public official or body or private person or company or by any individual employee, agent or other person or body acting on the company’s behalf in order to

(i)  gain any commercial, contractual or regulatory advantage for the company in a way which is unethical or

(ii)  gain any personal advantage, pecuniary or otherwise, for the individual or anyone connected with the individual or

(iii)  induce the improper performance of any function that is of a public nature, connected with a business, performed by a body or performed by a person in the course of their employment.

When acting for the company, political contributions are not allowed and charitable contributions are allowed only within agreed corporate schemes and guidelines.

Facilitation payments are any payment made (except where comprised in a lawful and published tariff of general application) as an inducement to secure or expedite the performance of a routine or necessary action to which the payer of the facilitation payment has a legal entitlement. These are not permitted or condoned by the company.

Procedure: Directors, Management and Team Members are all responsible for ensuring compliance with the above policy.  All instances that fit above criteria must be reported to your Line Manager or the Company Directors.   Failure to comply with this policy may result in disciplinary and/or legal action being taken.