The Queen's Awards Magazine 2017

2 017 List of all winners in the Promoting Opportunity (Through Social Mobility) Category Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to confer Her Awards in 2017 upon the following business units in recognition of their outstanding achievements in Promoting Opportunity (Through Social Mobility)

Award Criteria

KPMG LLP Ensuring talented people have the opportunity to fulfil their potential, no matter where they started in life Procure Plus Holdings Ltd Procurement of goods and services for the social housing sector, generating a surplus that funds training programmes within its clients’ communities St Helens Chamber To enhance the economic success of St Helens residents and businesses by supporting social mobility

Allen & Overy LLP International legal practice with approximately 5,200 people, including 530 partners, working in 44 offices worldwide Aspire Housing Limited Innovative housing association addressing social disadvantage for its clients in Staffordshire J.P. Morgan Chase Bank National Association, London Branch Providing high-potential students, from low-income backgrounds across the UK, with networks and skills to succeed LOGO for a enhanced entry in the Index f Contributors If you have also ordered an enhanced entry to be placed in the Index of C ntributors, then a proof f your logo is shown here on the right. Note that, for technical reasons, the size of entry in the printed product may vary slightly from that shown here. This option will also include your full contact details, as used on the editorial entry and proofed below here.

To apply for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise your organisation must meet the following criteria:

l be based in the UK (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man);

l file its Company Tax Returns with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC);

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l be a self-contained enterprise that markets its own products or services and is under its own management;

l have at least two full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents; and

Company Description in the ‘List of Winners’ preceeding the section, for checking: Allen & Overy International legal practice with approximately 5,200 people, including 530 partners, working in 44 offices worldwide l demonstrate strong corpor t social resp nsibility.

Your organisation may be business or non-profit.

Allen & Overy

Each award has additional entry criteria, as follows.

ALLEN & OVERY is an international legal practice and a founding member of PRIME, the work experience commitment from the legal profession. PRIME aims to create an industry standard

PROMOTING OPPORTUNITY (THROUGH SOCIAL MOBILITY)

To apply for the Promoting Opportunity award, you must also:

l  have had a social mobility programme running for more than two years; and

required to ensure fair access to quality work experience for school-age students across the UK from disadvantaged backgrounds.

l  prove that the programme benefits your organisation financially or otherwise (for example, it has improved your reputation or led to savings in the business).

Year 12 Smart Start participants at Allen & Overy.

Your improvements should be in one of the following areas:

As part of its PRIME commitment, every summer Allen & Overy gives 200 students from state schools access to a high-quality work experience programme – The Smart Start Experience. Andrew Ballheimer, managing partner of Allen & Overy, commented: “It is an honour to receive this award in recognition of our efforts in this area. Social mobility continues to be high on our agenda; it is important to us that we are leading the way among the legal profession. Businesses need to play their part and work together to change the landscape and ensure that access and opportunities are there for everyone.” ALLEN & OVERY One Bishops Square, LondonE16AD • Tel : +44 (0) 2030880000 •www.allenovery.com

l  work experience, careers advice or mentoring for young people;

l  offering non-graduate routes such as traineeships or changing recruitment practices; or

l  giving equal support and progression opportunities to all employees.

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