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Effective corporate governance is directly linked to our values, standards and disciplines

The Board is committed to complying with corporate governance guidelines and to maintaining high standards of corporate governance.

Effective corporate governance will come from values, standards and disciplines it seeks to apply in dealings with shareholders, customers, staff, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders. Many of the Company’s core values and standards are set out in a range of procedures and practice guidelines communicated throughout the Group.

The Annual Report, which can be found within Reports and Presentations on the website, sets out the Company’s compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code (“the Code”) issued by the Financial Reporting Council (www.frc.org.uk) and describes how the governance framework is applied by the Company.