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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…
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May 2020 update on research understanding the influence of an early life criminal record on adult life courses
Nicola Collett, a PhD student at Keele University, is currently researching the potential influence of a criminal record acquired between…
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Monthly update – May 2020
We’ve just published our update for May 2020. This months update includes: New information on applying for an anonymity order…
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Monthly summary – May 2020
Welcome to our monthly summary for May 2020. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Been unfairly treated by your employer? Employment tribunals and anonymity orders
In many cases, somebody who has been wrongly or unfairly treated by their employer can make a claim at an…
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Applied to the NHS volunteer responder scheme and used your DBS check as identity?
So far approximately 750,000 people have volunteered for the NHS volunteer responder scheme which was set up to help provide…
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Monthly update – April 2020
We’ve just published our update for April 2020. This months update includes: New information setting out the latest information and…
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Monthly summary – April 2020
Welcome to our monthly summary for April 2020. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Covid-19 (coronavirus) – Key information for people with criminal records
Covid-19 and the social distancing measures introduced to help control it are creating challenges for all of us. For people…
