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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…
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Do you live in Scotland? Do you have a criminal record? Can you help?
Disclosure Scotland is currently reviewing it’s Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and is looking for views. We thought it was…
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Moving on: Opening a bank account whilst your’re in prison
This month, we’ve written another article for Inside Times ‘Through the Gate’ section which focuses on opening a bank account…
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Monthly update – April 2017
We’ve just published our update for April 2017. This months update includes: Some new…
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Monthly summary – April 2017
Welcome to our monthly summary for April 2017. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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An overview of the Disclosure and Barring Service
We’ve produced some new information giving an overview of the DBS. This includes what it’s responsibilities are, the options open…
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Spring 2017 Newsletter – What we’ve been up to
Today we’ve published our spring 2017 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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Are you a delivery driver? Has your employer asked you to do an enhanced DBS check?
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve had several enquiries from delivery drivers who’ve been asked by their employers to…
