The Code was first introduced in 2006 – and we have continued to amend it since then, seeking to ensure it remained fit for purpose over time. Three core points are important in that context. First, the Code has enabled many of our key interventions to protect consumers – such as the Tracker Mortgage Examination and our work on differential pricing.
Voluntary organizations do commendable work in fostering the social integration of immigrants. Many attempts, some very recent, to enter countries illegally with the complicity of criminal organizations have ended tragically, with women and children among the victims.