Resources, newsletters and other support agencies

Stop Loan Sharks works with partner organisations across England to raise awareness, deliver training and support anti-loan shark initiatives. We have a range of resources available to help partners share our key messages and raise awareness in local communities. These include posters, leaflets, promotional items, social media toolkits and education packs. These can be downloaded for you to print or use digitally, or printed copies can be ordered.

 

Promotional resources

We have a range of posters, leaflets, postcards and business cards available for you to use. To request copies of these, please fill in the form below indicating which items you require. If you need items in digital form, please let us know in the ‘Special Requests’ field.

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    Please support our latest campaigns

    Click here to access our latest social media toolkits

    Click here to download the Stop Loan Sharks Back To School Campaign Toolkit

    Click here to download this one-minute video explaining what illegal lending is and how we can help – this can be shared on your social media or website

    Newsletter

    Our newsletter contains our latest arrests, investigations and prosecutions. It also contains information on awareness raising events and other financial education initiatives.

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      Stop Loan Sharks Newsletter Spring 2025

      Stop Loan Sharks Newsletter Winter 2024

       

      Scotland and Wales teams

      If you are in Scotland or Wales please contact your national team for support:

      Scotland – stopillegallending.co.uk

      Wales – stoploansharkswales.co.uk

       

      Other support agencies

      The following organisations will help with debt, legal advice, health, and reporting other crimes:

      Free confidential debt advice

      Stepchange – www.stepchange.org

      National debtline – www.nationaldebtline.org

      PayPlan – www.payplan.com

      Christians Against Poverty – capuk.org

      Money Advice Trust – www.moneyadvicetrust.org

      Save The Student – www.savethestudent.org

       

      Legal advice

      The following organisations will give you advice on legal issues.

      Citizens Advice – www.citizensadvice.org.uk

      Citizens Advice for consumer legal issues – www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer

      Financial Conduct Authority – register.fca.org.uk

       

      Health and wellbeing

      Download our guide for health and social care professionals here

      Mind  – www.mind.org.uk

      Samaritans – www.samaritans.org

      GamCare – www.gamcare.org.uk

      GambleAware – www.gambleaware.co.uk

      Shelter – england.shelter.org.uk

      Benefits help – www.moneyhelper.org.uk

       

      Reporting a crime

      To report all other crimes apart from loan sharks go to the website for your local police force or visit

      Crimestoppers – crimestoppers-uk.org

      If you are in immediate danger, call 999