We took part in a BBC Radio Wales discussion on whether life should mean life. You can listen to the piece below.
Category: Unlock in the media
Time is Money launch: Giving ex-offenders bank accounts will help them – and us
As part of the launch of Time is Money, we worked with the Independent to publish a detailed piece yesterday. This is available here.
Following the launch today, we were also featured in:
- BBC News – Ex-prisoners ‘need access to financial services’
- thisismoney – ‘Give prisoners bank accounts’
- MSN – Ex-prisoners ‘need help from banks’
- Banking Times – ‘Call for action on financial exclusion and prison’
On the morning of the launch, we also took part in a Radio 5 Live discussion (which you can listen to below)
The use of Home Detention Curfew / Tagging
Today we took part in a discussion on BBC Radio Kent about the use of Home Detention Curfew (or “tagging”). You can listen to the piece below.
Discussion on real work in prison
Today we took part in a discussion on BBC Somerset about real work for people in prison. You can listen to this below.
Why prisoners are being called to account
We’ve worked with the Independent to develop a detailed article on the issues around access to banking for people in prison.
Discussion about the ‘Sarah’s Law’ Offender Disclosure Pilot
Today we took part in a BBC Radio Wiltshire discussion about the ‘Sarah’s Law’ Offender Disclosure Pilot, which you can listen to below.
Barclays opens up to prisoners reaching the end of their sentence
We’ve contributed to a really positive article which featured in todays Mail on Sunday, looking at the work that Barclays are doing, with our support, in opening bank accounts for people in prison before they are released.
Update – 28th September
This has been followed by an article in the Guardian today, and we also took part in a BBC Manchester radio discussion yesterday (which you can listen to below)
Consumer groups urge insurers to back law reform
We are part of a group of consumers groups that are pushing for changes to insurance law, which was featured in this article in the Financial Times.
Radio 4 Money Box discussion – Access to bank accounts for people in prison
We contributed to a discussion on Radio 4’s Money Box about the progress being made on access to bank accounts for people in prison
Reforming the ROA, seeking employment, and employers attitudes
We’ve contributed to a number of radio programmes today. There are three different discussions to listen to below.
We’ve been on BBC Radio Kent talking about seeking employment with a criminal record
We’ve been on BBC Radio Tees talking about reforming the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
We’ve been on BBC Radio Kent talking about employing people with convictions
Part 1
Part 2
