How loan sharks' own profits are being used to prevent the next generation falling into debt

'Our local safeguarding data tells us that we serve a deprived area, and we know that illegal money lending does go on in our area. I would bet money that some of our [students'] families have engaged with and are currently engaging with loan sharks.' The resources for the session were funded by England's Illegal Money Lending Team, a public body which aims to prevent loan sharking using money confiscated from illegal lenders. Hussey said: 'For the geography teacher to stand up and talk about loan sharks, or a history teacher to talk about drug misuse, it can be an abstract concept in a many cases. 'Years ago there was a loan shark in Sheffield lending to a 14-year-old, with their PlayStation as security against the loan,' she said.