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Monthly summary – February 2020
Welcome to our monthly summary for February 2020. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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New trustees appointed to Unlock
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of four new trustees who join our board this month: Steve Lorber is solicitor…
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Unlock raises concerns as Charity Commission grants just six criminal conviction waivers
The Charity Commission has refused more than half of the applications it has received from people with criminal convictions who…
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Unlock speaks to Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour about the launch of it’s #Fairchecks campaign
Together with the charity Transform Justice, Unlock has launched the #FairChecks movement to help push for a fresh start for…
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Using the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to protect your personal data.
From the outset of the recruitment process, employers will ask you to share a lot of personal data to enable…
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Help us plan our future work
As a small charity rooted in the experiences of people with a criminal record, it’s really important that our work…
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Monthly update – January 2020
We’ve just published our update for January 2020. This months update includes: A new ‘Do I need to disclose…
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Rights groups condemn government’s failure to fix broken DBS system
Supreme Court ruled one year ago that disclosure and barring service rules breach rights DBS system continues to unlawfully breach…
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Monthly summary – January 2020
Welcome to our monthly summary for January 2020. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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New tool to help work out if you need to disclose your criminal record
“Do I need to tell them about my criminal record?” That’s one of the most common questions that our helpline…
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New step-by-step video for Unlock’s Disclosure Calculator
Our Disclosure Calculator is a web tool that makes it simple to calculate when convictions become ‘spent’ and no longer…
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New tool to help work out if you need to disclose your criminal record
“Do I need to tell them about my criminal record?”. That’s one of the most common questions that our helpline…
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New service for hearing and speech impaired callers
To help improve the reach of our helpline, people with hearing and/or speech difficulties will now be able to contact…
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Blog – Join the #FairChecks movement to help get a fresh start for the criminal records system
In the 1960s, when Richard was 16, he was found in possession of a small amount of cannabis. He was…
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Recently left prison and claimed Universal Credit? What do you think to the DWP’s guidance?
Last year the Department for Work and Pensions created some new guidance to help people leaving prison understand how to…
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Launch of #FairChecks – A fresh start for the criminal records system
Together with the charity Transform Justice, Unlock has launched the #FairChecks movement to help push for a fresh start for…
