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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…
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Monthly update – January 2018
We’ve just published our update for January 2018. This months update includes: Some new…
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Monthly summary – January 2018
Welcome to our monthly summary for January 2018. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Help us test some new developments on our information site
In 2016/17, our information site received over 1.3 million visitors and we expect that number to increase again in 2017/18. This…
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Basic criminal record checks launched today by the DBS
From today, the 17th January 2018, basic criminal record checks can now be obtained directly from the Disclosure and Barring…
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Basic criminal record checks launched today by the DBS
From today, the 17th January 2018, basic criminal record checks can now be obtained directly from the Disclosure and Barring…
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Changes to rules for charities and criminal records – coming soon
Changes to the ‘automatic disqualification’ rules that affect who can run a charity, and particularly people with criminal records, will…
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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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Winter 2017/18 Newsletter – What we’ve been up to
Today we’ve published our winter 2017/18 newsletter. The newsletter provides an update of the news at Unlock in the last…
