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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…
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We’ve made some improvements to our disclosure calculator
Between April 2016 and March 2017 our disclosure calculator was used by over 50,000 people who were looking to find out…
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Do you know which organisations have access to the Police National Computer (PNC)?
Most people with a criminal record will be aware of the role that the Police National Computer (PNC) plays in being…
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Families of prisoners pay high insurance premiums and face more refusals
An article in the Independent reports that families of offenders face higher premiums and even flat refusals when it comes…
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Government loses criminal records disclosure appeal
The Court of Appeal has rejected the Government’s appeal to a decision of the High Court, which ruled that the criminal…
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Have you ever tried claiming compensation as a victim of crime?
Last month The Independent published an article highlighting how rape victims with criminal records for minor offences were being regularly denied…
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Has an employer wrongly checked your official criminal record? – Get in touch
As part of our Fair Access to Employment project we’re looking for examples of employers who have carried out inappropriate…
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Landmark Court of Appeal ruling – Government loses appeal against DBS filtering regime
Press release: 3rd May 2017 Ruling gives hope to thousands of people trying to put their past behind them The Court of Appeal…
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Landmark Court of Appeal ruling – Government loses appeal against DBS filtering regime – Judgement will help thousands of people put their past behind them
For those of you that have been following the work we’ve been doing on challenging the DBS ‘filtering’ process, we’ve…
