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Insurance companies are breaking the law by taking into account old criminal records
Unlock, the leading charity for people with convictions, has today published new research which highlights major problems in the way…
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Blog – Is ‘sealing’ criminal records the best way to help people turn their lives around?
The latest blog by Christopher Stacey looks at David Lammy’s recommendation to ‘seal’ criminal records and explains why it’s a good…
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Unlock comment – Lammy review
Commenting on the report by David Lammy MP and his recommendations for reform to the criminal records disclosure regime, Christopher…
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Monthly update – August 2017
We’ve just published our update for August 2017. This months update includes: Updated information…
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Monthly summary – August 2017
Welcome to our monthly summary for August 2017. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Basic DBS checks are coming soon – find out more
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is introducing basic criminal record checks for people in England & Wales. This replaces…
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How do you disclose a conviction you don’t believe you’re guilty of?
The majority of our information around disclosing to an employer assumes that you will be declaring a criminal record for…
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Basic DBS checks are coming soon – find out more here
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is introducing basic criminal record checks for people in England & Wales. This replaces…
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Does a member of your family have a criminal record? Want to know how this will affect you?
Hot off the back of today’s report by Lord Farmer setting out the importance that maintaining good family relationships plays…
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Do you want to travel to the US? Have a look at our updated information
The most popular section on our information site is our “travelling to the US” one, and our helpline receives many…
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Moving on: What can I do about information that’s reported about my offence online?
This month, we’ve written another article for Inside Times ‘Through the Gate’ section which focuses on dealing with information that’s available about…
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Monthly update – July 2017
We’ve just published our update for July 2017. This months update includes: Some new…
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Monthly summary – July 2017
Welcome to our monthly summary for July 2017. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Are there any advantages to disclosing your criminal record to your jobcentre/work programme advisor?
If you’re not asked about your criminal record then, legally, you don’t need to disclose any unspent convictions, but in…
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New research about the impact of criminal records on women trying to exit prostitution
The charity nia has this week published I’m no criminal – a report that examines the impact of prostitution-specific criminal…
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Will my criminal record cause me a problem if I want to hire a car?
With the summer fast approaching, you may be thinking about hiring a car to head off on your holidays. But,…
