Business Compliance Documents
A business today needs to ensure its compliance with many laws and regulations on an ongoing basis and also to plan for business continuity in the event of disruption to business activities or operations. Our documents can assist you with these tasks.
This folder provides a variety of professionally drafted and easy to use policies, checklists, contract clauses, guidance notes and other templates to use as effective tools to keep your business on the right side of the law and up to date in relation to its various ethics, and other compliance requirements.
Compliance requirements include not only the need to meet specific requirements imposed by law, but also standards and behaviours that stakeholders increasingly expect businesses to adhere to. In particular ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) issues need to be addressed by businesses of all sizes and types if they are to meet stakeholders' expectations.
These documents can also assist your business in managing risk successfully and ultimately improve its operational performance. Have you considered how a disaster such as a flood or IT system failure might affect your business? Our Business Continuity Planning documents will assist businesses to preserve business continuity through business planning in the event of an incident or emergency and what can be done to ensure the survival of their business in the face of a disaster.
Available in a Microsoft Word format, these templates are designed to be simple to use and flexible.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does business compliance actually cover? +
It covers two things: the specific duties the law imposes and the wider standards stakeholders now expect. On the legal side that includes anti-bribery, modern slavery, health and safety, data protection and, for larger firms, energy and carbon reporting. On the expectations side it increasingly means environmental, social and governance (ESG) behaviour. This group provides policies, checklists and guidance across these areas so you can build the set your business needs.
Do small businesses really need compliance policies, or is this just for big companies? +
Small businesses need them too, because some duties are size-blind. The Bribery Act 2010 offence of failing to prevent bribery applies to any commercial organisation whatever its size, so even a very small firm benefits from anti-bribery procedures. Other duties are threshold-based, such as the modern slavery statement for businesses with turnover of 36 million pounds or more. The point is to match your policies to the duties that actually apply to you.
How does having the right policies actually protect my business? +
Good policies do more than tidy the filing. Under the Bribery Act 2010 having adequate anti-bribery procedures is a legal defence to the offence of failing to prevent bribery, so a proper policy can be the difference between liability and acquittal. Policies also reduce day-to-day risk, help you win tenders that ask about compliance and give you a clear position if a regulator or claimant comes calling. This group provides the documents to build that protection.
What is business continuity planning and is it compulsory? +
Business continuity planning is preparing so your business can keep running, or recover quickly, after a disruption such as a flood, fire or IT failure. For most ordinary businesses it is not a legal requirement: the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 places continuity duties on emergency responders and local authorities, not on private firms. It is still strongly advisable, and is often required to win public sector tenders. This group includes business continuity documents.
