We’ve just published our update for March 2017.
This months update includes:
- 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
- An advice post setting out the changes the DBS are planning to introduce over the next 12 months
- A personal view on becoming a Scout Leader with a criminal record
- A link to a discussion on applying to study at university and how universities treat people with convictions
- Details of the work we are doing in identifying employers who carry out ineligible criminal record checks
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 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
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