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EU nationals staying in the UK and deportation from the UK due to a criminal record
As the deadline approaches for the UK to leave the EU, the government has introduced a compulsory scheme for all…
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Almost three-quarters of national companies continue to ask about criminal records at job application stage, new research shows
Unlock has today published new research that shows the vast majority of national companies continuing to have criminal record declarations…
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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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Autumn 2018 newsletter – What we’ve been up to
Today we’ve published our autumn 2018 newsletter. The newsletter provides an update of the news at Unlock in the last…
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New guidance published to support employers with GDPR, data protection and processing criminal records in recruitment
Today we have published new guidance to support employers to ensure that their policies and practices on collecting criminal records data…
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Monthly update – September 2018
We’ve just published our update for September 2018. This months update includes: A new…
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Monthly summary – September 2018
Welcome to our monthly summary for September 2018. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Call for evidence: DBS checks which reveal trans/gender history because of gender-specific offences committed in the past
The current criminal record disclosure rules are unnecessarily harsh and disproportionate – they mean that standard and enhanced DBS checks…
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New criminal records guide and resources for recruitment agencies
Commenting on the launch today by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) of guidance and resources for recruitment agencies, Christopher…
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Unlock launches pilot project, supported by the UPP Foundation, to help universities take on students with criminal records
Unlock, an independent charity for people with convictions, has launched a new pilot project, funded by the UPP Foundation, the…
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New good practice resources for higher education providers
The piece below has been published as part of new good practice resources for universities, published by UCAS, which Unlock has…
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Disclosure of police intelligence on enhanced DBS checks
Although Unlock as a charity primarily focuses on people with convictions and cautions, a recent case about a rape acquittal…
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Monthly update – August 2018
We’ve just published our update for August 2018. This months update includes: An update post…
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Our submission to the government’s call for evidence on the employment of people with convictions
Today we have submitted our written response to the government’s call for evidence on the employment for people with convictions.…
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Monthly summary – August 2018
Welcome to our monthly summary for August 2018. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Scrapping of ‘disqualification by association’ requirement in schools
With effect from the 31st August 2018, changes are being made to the childcare disqualification arrangements, specifically removing the ‘disqualification…
