We’ve just published our update for January 2016.

This months updates include:

1. Updated information about convictions for sexual offences which reflect the changes to civil orders such as Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPO’s)
2. A personal experience of being refused a work placement as part of a college course and the impact made by launching an online petition
3. Three short stories based on the experiences people with convictions have had when seeking work
4. A link to the result of the legal challenge to the Governments disproportionate criminal records disclosure scheme.

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. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the January 2016 update in full here

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 2015.

This months updates include:

1. Information about restraining orders including when they become spent, when they should be disclosed and the ongoing implications of living with one
2. Details of how to apply for a gambling licence (known as a Personal Functional Licence) and how a criminal conviction may impact on the successful granting of one
3. A personal experience of seeking work in a university and the consequences if an employer carries out the wrong level of criminal record check
4. A link to details of the legal challenge to the Government’s disproportionate disclosure scheme which Unlock is supporting.

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. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the December 2015 update in full here

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 2015.

This months updates include:

1. Details of how the DVLA share information on driving licence records with employers, insurance companies and car hire companies
2. Information about possible scam employment offers and criminal record checks
3. Two personal experiences of successfully gaining work with a criminal record
4. A link to the opening comments of the Information Commissioners Office Policy Conference – the ‘Google effect’.

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. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the November 2015 update in full here

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 October 2015.

This months updates include:

1. Details of what information is contained on UK biometric passports
2. Information on applying for leave to remain
3. A link to an updated list of insurance brokers
4. A personal experience of where the filtering legislation does not go far enough
5. A link to a new employers guide to creating a fair recruitment process launched by BITC

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. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the October 2015 update in full here

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 September 2015.

This months updates include:

1. Information on the new filtering process brought in for Scotland
2. Implications of disclosing unspent convictions to existing insurers and how insurers can find out about a criminal record
3. Details of a success in applying for work within a prison
4. A link to the Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group which Unlock have just been invited to join
5. A further development on the issues surrounding the ‘google-effect’

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. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record

Read the September 2015 update in full here

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 monthly update for August 2015.

These updates provide a summary of:

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

This months update includes:

1. Information on spent and unspent convictions and when you might have to disclose them
2. Implications for those on supervision in the community following the Offender Rehabilitation Act coming into force earlier this year
3. Details of a success in dealing with the ‘google-effect’
4. A link to our draft ‘Principles of Fair Chance Hiring’ that we’re currently consulting on
5. A volunteering opportunity to help us with digital storytelling

Read the August 2015 update in full here.

We’ve published a summary of the recent updates we’ve made to our Information Hub in May.

You can read the summary on our Hub here.

We’ve published a summary of the recent updates we’ve made to our Information Hub in April.

You can read the summary on our Hub here.

We’ve published a summary of the recent updates we’ve made to our Information Hub in March.

You can read the summary on our Hub here.

We’ve published a summary of the recent updates we’ve made to our Information Hub in February.

You can read the summary on our Hub here.