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Spring 2018 newsletter – What we’ve been up to
Today we’ve published our spring 18 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 – March 2018
We’ve just published our update for March 2018. This months update includes: Some new…
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Monthly summary – March 2018
Welcome to our monthly summary for March 2018. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Unlock letter to Justice Committee on Government’s response to report on youth criminal records
Unlock and the Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) have written to the Justice Select Committee (JSC) regarding our concerns…
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An overview of the areas of life that can be affected by a criminal record
As part of our ‘seven stages of a criminal record’ (which we launched recently) we’ve put together an overview of the…
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New ‘seven stages of a criminal record’ information launched
We’re constantly looking at ways to improve the site and, based on feedback we’ve had from users of the site,…
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Unlock comment: Recruitment & Employment Confederation becomes Ban the Box employer
Commenting on today’s news that the Recruitment & Employment Confederation has become a Ban the Box employer, Christopher Stacey, co-director…
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Blog – The answer to Oxfam’s safeguarding problems is not enhanced DBS checks
The latest blog by Christopher Stacey (published on the Huffington Post) questions the use of enhanced DBS checks as the answer…
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Monthly update – February 2018
We’ve just published our update for February 2018. This months update includes: Some new…
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Monthly summary – February 2018
Welcome to our monthly summary for February 2018. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Government guidance on homelessness makes it clear that spent convictions should be ignored
In the government’s updated Homelessness code of practice, it has made clear that convictions that are spent under the Rehabilitation…
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Criminal Records Bill to receive its second reading in House of Lords tomorrow
Lord Ramsbotham’s Private Members’ Bill on amending the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will have its Second Reading in the House…
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Moving on: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the benefits of a spent conviction
This month, we’ve written another article for Inside Times ‘Through the Gate’ section which focuses on the Rehabilitation of Offenders…
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New guidance and tools published to help charities and individuals deal with changes to charity rules and criminal records
Update – 1st August 2018 – Changes to the rule come into force and we publish updates to the guidance…
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Are you a trustee or senior manager of a charity? Check if your criminal record might prevent you from that role from August 2018. Act now!
From 1st August 2018, changes to the ‘automatic disqualification’ rules mean that there will be more restrictions on those who…








