Monthly Update – January 2016

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

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