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Pardons for historic gay convictions: a call for evidence
It is quite rare for any government to admit to some historic wrongdoing, and even more so to take some…
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Unlock and Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service collaborate on resource for young people with convictions
We are pleased to publish a new resource we’ve created in collaboration with Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service. The booklet, produced…
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Unlock responds to the Ministry of Justice sentencing white paper
Unlock have today published our full response to the government’s recent white paper proposing amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders…
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Monthly update – November 2020
We’ve just published our update for November 2020. This months update includes: New guidance explaining the rules on what is…
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Monthly summary – November 2020
Welcome to our monthly summary for November 2020. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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A momentous day for tens of thousands of people with old and minor criminal records
Today is a momentous day for tens of thousands of people with old and minor criminal records. The stigma and…
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Do you know whether your cautions and/or convictions will be removed from your standard or enhanced DBS? Changes from 28 November
Today (28 November 2020) the long awaited changes to the rules on what is disclosed on (and removed from) standard…
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Unlock wins ‘outstanding national organisation’ at CJA Awards
Last night we were delighted to win the award for ‘Outstanding National Organisation’ at the Criminal Justice Alliance awards. The online…
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Government announces date when planned changes to criminal record disclosure rules will take effect
The government has today confirmed that planned changes to the rules on filtering will come into effect on Saturday 28…
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Government announces date when planned changes to criminal record disclosure rules will take effect
The government has today confirmed that planned changes to the rules on filtering will come into effect on Saturday 28…
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Applying for a new job? Do you know what you need to disclose to an employer?
Spent? Filtered? Basic DBS check? Standard or enhanced? If you’ve got a criminal record and you’re applying for a new…
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Tell us what you think
We’re working on developing the online support and information that we provide. As a user of our websites, we’d really…
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Monthly update – October 2020
We’ve just published our update for October 2020. This months update includes: New information about the EU Settlement Scheme for…
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Monthly summary – October 2020
Welcome to our monthly summary for October 2020. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Travelling to the EU after 1 January 2021
Back in January 2019, we published an advice post, travel to the EU post-Brexit which set out our understanding of…
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Settled status – New information on what you need to know if you are an EU citizen and have a criminal record
The EU Settlement Scheme protects the rights you currently have in the UK through the process of applying for settled…
