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Changes to filtering rules – Will you still need to disclose your criminal record?
On the 30 January 2019, the Supreme Court directed the government to fix the broken Disclosure and Barring Service system.…
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Government responds to Supreme Court ruling with plans to change criminal records disclosure regime
Responding to government plans to change the criminal records disclosure regime to address the Supreme Court judgment in the case…
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Unlock cautiously welcomes incentives for employers who take on young adults
Unlock welcomes the Chancellor’s summer statement, in particular, incentivising employers to create training placements and apprenticeships for young adults. This…
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MP puts #FairChecks on Boris Johnson’s radar
Boris Johnson was called out this week for “dithering” in sorting out our “damaging and discriminatory” criminal records system. At…
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Summer 2020 Newsletter – What we’ve been up to
Today we’ve published our summer 2020 newsletter. The newsletter provides an update of the news at Unlock in the last…
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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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Monthly update – June 2020
We’ve just published our update for June 2020. This months update includes: An infographic setting out details of the number…
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Monthly summary – June 2020
Welcome to our monthly summary for June 2020. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Our support in numbers – 2019/20
As the UK went into lock-down in March 2020, Unlock came to the end of another financial year. In the…
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Has an employer wrongly carried out a standard or enhanced DBS check?
As part of our fair access to employment project we’re gathering information on employers who have carried out standard or…
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Bad policies and practices by employers
As part of our fair access to employment project, we work with employers to develop fair policies and practices and…
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What’s your experience of ban the box?
As part of our fair access to employment project, we are gathering evidence of employers’ approaches to people with criminal…
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Blog – Criminal justice, racial discrimination and criminal records
In this blog, Christopher Stacey shares some thoughts on the current Black Lives Matter protests, the criminal justice system, racial…
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Were you given a compensation order in court? Remember to tell the DBS once it’s paid
Our helpline regularly receives contact from individuals concerned to find that a conviction they’d believed was spent under the Rehabilitation…
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Blog – Looking to the future: incentivising employment of people with convictions
It’s fair to say 2020 has been a year of major change – and we’re only halfway through. Whether you’ve…
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Big news! Two new job vacancies at Unlock
We’re excited to announce two new job vacancies. We’re looking for ambitious, creative and determined individuals to join our small…
