We’ve just published our update for August 2017.

This months update includes:

1. Updated information on travelling to the US
2. An advice post detailing ways of disclosing your criminal record if you don’t believe you’ve done anything wrong
3. A personal story on getting permission from probation to return overseas following a conviction in the UK
4. A link to a discussion on theForum around the impact of Brexit on travelling to Europe
5. Details of how the Disclosure and Barring Service will be introducing basic criminal record checks for people in England and Wales.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the August 2017 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for July 2017.

This months update includes:

1. Some new information on hiring a car if you have a criminal record
2. Updated information on complaints about probation which includes advice on complaining about Community Resolution Companies (CRC’s)
3. A personal story on working with young and vulnerable adults with a criminal record
4. A link to a discussion inviting forum members to introduce themselves to each other
5. Examples of people we’ve helped over the last three months.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the July 2017 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for June 2017.

This months update includes:

1. Some new information setting out how to apply to a court to end a court order
2. Updated information on applying to university in particular, advice on appealing a university’s decision if you’ve been refused a place as a result of your criminal record
3. A personal story on securing a job as a probation officer with a criminal record
4. A link to a discussion on how a previous employer disclosed details of a spent conviction in a reference to a new employer
5. Details of an online survey set up to collect evidence of the barriers people face in dealing with a criminal record they got as a young adult.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the June 2017 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for May 2017.

This months update includes:

1. Some new information setting out details of the non-police organisations that have access to the Police National Computer
2. An advice post which highlights the impact that an unspent conviction will have on any compensation claim made under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
3. A personal view on the Ofsted waiver application process if you have been disqualified by association
4. A link to a discussion on the eligibility of an enhanced DBS check if you are working in an office
5. Details of the Court of Appeal ruling on the DBS filtering regime.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the May 2017 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for April 2017.

This months update includes:

1. Some new information providing an overview of the Disclosure and Barring Service
2. An advice post which sets out the criteria a delivery driver role would have to meet to make it eligible for an enhanced DBS check
3. A personal view on becoming self-employed if you have a criminal record
4. A link to a discussion on how people with convictions can be denied compensation if they have been the victim of a violent crime
5. Examples of some of the people we’ve helped to overcome the problems they’ve faced as a result of their criminal record.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the April 2017 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for March 2017.

This months update includes:

1. Some updated information on establishing what level of check an employer can carry out with links to the new online Disclosure and Barring Service eligibility tool
2. An advice post setting out the changes the DBS are planning to introduce over the next 12 months
3. A personal view on becoming a Scout Leader with a criminal record
4. A link to a discussion on applying to study at university and how universities treat people with convictions
5. Details of the work we are doing in identifying employers who carry out ineligible criminal record checks

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the March 2017 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for February 2017.

This months update includes:

1. Some updated information on getting a mortgage if you have an unspent conviction
2. An advice post setting out the eligibility for an enhanced DBS check if you work as a contractor in a school or care home
3. A personal view on successfully securing a job in a care home with a criminal record
4. A link to a discussion about police forces who are most likely to approve requests to come off the Sex Offenders Register and ones least likely to
5. Christopher Stacey’s views on the Law Commission’s recommendations that there needs to be a wider review of the criminal record disclosure system.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the February 2017 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for January 2017.

This months update includes:

1. Some new information on working in the criminal justice sector and prison vetting
2. A personal view on working with job centre advisors who don’t always understand the problems ex-offenders face when seeking employment
3. Unlock’s co-founder, Bob Turney’s story of how Unlock begun
4. A link to a discussion about the eligibility for an enhanced DBS check for a gardener working in a school
5. Christopher Stacey’s views on the automatic disqualification rule due to be introduced later this year preventing some people from being charity trustees and senior managers.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the January 2017 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for December 2016.

This months update includes:

1. Some new information on relationships, children and dealing with social services if you have been convicted of a sexual offence
2. A personal view on disclosing a conviction to a new partner and travelling together to Canada
3. A link to discussions about the number of employers that now carry out criminal record checks
4. Details of the work that we’ve been doing with the Justice Committee inquiry into the disclosure of Youth Criminal Records
5. Some examples of people we’ve helped over the past three months.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the December 2016 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

We’ve just published our update for November 2016.

This months update includes:

1. Some new information on becoming a police officer
2. A personal view on volunteering for Unlock whilst in prison
3. A link to discussions which have been taking place on our online forum around the ‘Google-effect’
4. Details of a briefing document that we’ve published on the changes to the Charities Act 2016, likely to be implemented in late 2017.

The full update provides a summary of:

1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
3. discussions on our online forum
4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the November 2016 update in full

Best wishes,

Unlock

Notes

• All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
• For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
• If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
• If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
• If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.