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Our autumn 2020 newsletter – What we’ve been up to
Today we’ve published our autumn 2020 newsletter. The newsletter provides an update of the news at Unlock in the last…
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A smarter approach to criminal records?
On the 16th September the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) published it’s much anticipated white paper “A Smarter Approach To Sentencing”. It is a mixed…
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Monthly update – September 2020
We’ve just published our update for September 2020. This months update includes: An update to our A-Z of job roles…
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Monthly summary – September 2020
Welcome to our monthly summary for September 2020. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Some examples of people we’ve helped
Looking back over the last couple of months, we’ve written up a few examples of the people we’ve helped. We…
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Scottish Government Reforms criminal record disclosure
The Scottish Government has passed a significant reform to their criminal records regime. The Scottish system is separate from the one…
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Criminal records: a comparison between England and Israel
We know that in the UK, people with criminal records can face stigma, discrimination and barriers which prevent them from…
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Open letter to Ministers Victoria Atkins and Chris Philp
Back in July, the government responded to a Supreme Court ruling from January 2019, requiring changes to the filtering system.…
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‘Anchoring, everlasting, uncertainty, resilience’: Researching the impact of criminal records acquired in youth
Nicola Collett, a PhD student at Keele University, is currently researching the potential influence of a criminal record acquired between…
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The Law Society Gazette – White paper promises ‘smarter’ sentencing to cut crime
In this article regarding the Government’s newly announced sentencing white paper, Christopher Stacey welcomed the proposals to reduce disclosure periods…
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Unlock’s response to Ministry of Justice plans to make reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Commenting on today’s announcement (16 September) by the Ministry of Justice on plans to make changes to the Rehabilitation of…
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Moving on: Criminal record checks for employment
This month we’ve written a further article for Insidetime ‘Through the Gate’ Section which provides information on the type of…
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Better advice and information could increase employers’ confidence in hiring people convicted of sexual offences
Over half of employers would feel more confident hiring people with sexual convictions if they had access to management advice,…
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Introducing two new team members
We’re pleased to welcome two new colleagues to the team
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Taxi! New guidance for licensing authorities recommends exclusions for even minor convictions
In July 2020 the Department for Transport published new guidance
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Monthly update – August 2020
We’ve just published our update for August 2020. This months update includes: New information to address some of the issues…
