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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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Summer 2017 Newsletter – What we’ve been up to
Today we’ve published our summer 2017 newsletter. The newsletter provides an update of the news at Unlock in the last…
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A huge thank you to all our volunteers
At the beginning of June we took the opportunity to say a huge “thank you” to all our wonderful volunteers…
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Criminal Records Bill receives its first reading in House of Lords
Lord Ramsbotham’s Private Members’ Bill on amending the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 has today had its First Reading in…
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Blog – ‘Through the gate’ services are failing to support people leaving prison into employment
‘Through the gate’ services are failing to support people into employment. That’s one of the conclusions in a report published…
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Monthly update – June 2017
We’ve just published our update for June 2017. This months update includes: Some new…
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Monthly summary – June 2017
Welcome to our monthly summary for June 2017. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Has a criminal record in early adulthood held you back? We want to hear from you!
A criminal record at whatever age can be a real obstacle in getting on in life. But are there specific…
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Is it worth applying to have my court order varied or discharged?
Having a court order can have a devastating impact on your life, not just because of the prohibitions that they…
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When would you need to disclose your spent conviction to an employer?
Any organisation can apply for a basic criminal record check on members of their staff which will disclose unspent cautions/convictions. However,…
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Monthly update – May 2017
We’ve just published our update for May 2017. This months update includes: Some new…
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Rehabilitation in the internet age – The Google-effect and the disclosure of criminal records
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 provides people with criminal records protection from discrimination once their criminal record becomes ‘spent’.…
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Monthly summary – May 2017
Welcome to our monthly summary for May 2017. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Conservative Party commit in manifesto to encourage employers to recruit people with convictions
The Conservative Party has included a commitment in their 2017 manifesto that aims to encourage and support employers to take…
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Please help us unlock funding so that we can help more people
In the last year, our Information Hub website was used over 1.3 million times and we received feedback saying: “Totally…
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Volunteer’s Week is almost here
It’s Volunteer’s Week from the 1st to 7th June and, like many organisations across the country, we’ll be holding celebrations…
