We’ve just published our update for January 2017.
This months update includes:
- Some new information on working in the criminal justice sector and prison vetting
- A personal view on working with job centre advisors who don’t always understand the problems ex-offenders face when seeking employment
- Unlock’s co-founder, Bob Turney’s story of how Unlock begun
- A link to a discussion about the eligibility for an enhanced DBS check for a gardener working in a school
- 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:
- the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
- recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
- discussions on our online forum
- 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
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Debbie Sadler
Head of Advice
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