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Monthly update – May 2019
We’ve just published our update for May 2019. This months update includes: An advice post detailing how you can request…
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Helpline closing for office move
Our helpline will be closed on Monday 3rd June 2019 as we’re moving offices (we’re staying in the same building;…
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Monthly summary – May 2019
Welcome to our monthly update for May 2019. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Your right to be forgotten
Think back to the last time you applied for a job. Did the application include a tick box question on…
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Appointing a trustee with a criminal record: reflections of a successful applicant and charity
This blog is the lived experience of a charity working within the criminal justice system that was recently successful in…
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Bloomsbury Institute breaks new ground with ban the box for staff and students
Bloomsbury Institute becomes the first higher education provider to Ban the Box for all. Bloomsbury Institute in London is the…
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Monthly update – April 2019
We’ve just published our update for April 2019. This months update includes: An advice post setting out the information an…
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Monthly summary – April 2019
Welcome to our monthly update for April 2019. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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What does an employer see when checking your criminal record using the DBS Update Service?
The DBS Update Service which was introduced in 2013 allows individuals to keep their standard or enhanced DBS certificates up-to-date…
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University admissions: what’s changed?
Following the decision by UCAS to remove the question about criminal convictions for all applicants, universities had to consider if,…
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Spring 2019 Newsletter – What we’ve been up to
Today we’ve published our spring 2019 newsletter. The newsletter provides an update of the news at Unlock in the last…
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Blog – Westminster Hall debate on the disclosure of youth criminal records
The 28th March saw a Westminster Hall debate on the disclosure of youth criminal records (read here or watch here).…
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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 – March 2019
We’ve just published our update for March 2019. This months update includes: An advice post on applying to come off…
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Monthly summary – March 2019
Welcome to our monthly summary for March 2019. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Applying to come off the Sex Offenders Register if you’re on it indefinitely
Anyone who has been convicted of a relevant sexual offence and received a prison sentence of 30 months or more…









