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Can employment law help you if you’re refused a job or been badly treated by your employer as a result of your criminal record?
Anybody with a criminal record will, at one time or another, have come across some form of negativity or discrimination…
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Justice Committee inquiry into youth criminal records – have your say!
We’re pleased that, after joint efforts by Unlock and the Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ), the Justice Committee has…
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Trial for November – the helpline will be open until 7pm each Wednesday
Our helpline is the forefront of the direct support that we provide, and since we launched it in 2008 it’s…
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Look what we’ve done!
You can see all we achieved in 2015/16 in our annual report. Why we are here The world is increasingly…
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Trial for November – the helpline will be open until 7pm each Wednesday
Our helpline is the forefront of the direct support that we provide, and since we launched it in 2008 it’s…
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Autumn 2016 Activities Newsletter
Today we’ve published our autumn 2016 activities newsletter. The newsletter provides an update of the news at Unlock in the…
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Is there anything stopping you applying to come off the Sex Offenders Register if you’ve got an indefinite registration requirement?
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request undertaken by BBC News earlier this year, showed that around 50% of applications allowed…
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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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Monthly update – September 2016
We’ve just published our update for September 2016. This months update includes: Some new…
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Monthly summary – September 2016
Welcome to our monthly summary for September 2016. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Applying for work through recruitment agencies
With so many employers advertising temporary and permanent jobs through recruitment agencies, we’ve published some new information, applying for work…
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Official launch of updated forum to support people with convictions
Unlock, the country’s leading charity for people with convictions, today officially launches its updated forum which supports people to overcome…
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Official launch of updated online forum to support people with convictions
Today Unlock officially launches its updated online forum to support people in overcoming the stigma of their criminal record. Christopher…
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New website for employers
Yesterday we launched a unique website to encourage and support companies to recruit people with criminal records. Over 10.5 million people…
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Blog – Why we’ve launched a website for employers
There’s a talent pool of over 10.5 million people that many companies are overlooking. People with criminal records make good…
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Criminal records charity launches website to help employers recruit people with convictions
Unlock, the country’s leading charity for people with convictions, today launches a unique website to encourage and support companies to…











