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Latest voluntary vacancies @ Unlock
We’re recruiting for a number of voluntary positions to work as part of our Helpline. Roles include Helpline Advisors, Helpline…
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The Disclosure & Barring Service update the question they ask about convictions
This update is taken from our Information Hub Following our complaint to the Information Commissioners Office which recently led to the Disclosure…
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We’ve produced a simple guide to the filtering process
This update is taken from our Information Hub We know how complicated the criminal records process can be. The ‘filtering’…
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We’ve produced a simple guide on the DBS ‘filtering’ process
We know how complicated the criminal records process can be. The ‘filtering’ process that came in in May 2013 has…
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The Disclosure & Barring Service update the question they ask about convictions
Following our complaint to the Information Commissioners Office which recently led to the Disclosure & Barring Service signing an undertaking to…
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New website to be launched later this week
We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be launching a new core Unlock website later this week. As part of this…
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Unlock complaint leads to ruling that the Disclosure and Barring Service breached the Data Protection Act
We’re pleased to report that the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has today issued a press release which sets out their…
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Raising awareness in prisons of changes to the ROA
We’re continuing our efforts to raise awareness of the changes to the ROA, but this time we’ve been focusing on…
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Criminals get better insurance – but not speeding motorists
The Telegraph’s Money section has published a very interesting article about the changes to the ROA and how these do…
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Raising awareness of the changes to the ROA
In the last couple of days, we’ve been very busy. We’ve been working hard to raise awareness of the changes to…
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An update on today’s historic changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Today is an historic day for Unlock. We’ve campaigned for many years to see changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders…
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Reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act “will make a huge difference to thousands of people, but they don’t go far enough” says Unlock
On Monday 10th March, the UK Government will finally implement reforms to the 1974 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. The charity…
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Sexual offences and the ROA
This update is taken from our Information Hub Since we got the news about the changes to the ROA coming…
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Sexual offences and the changes to the ROA
Since we got the news about the changes to the ROA coming in on the 10th March 2014, our helpline…
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Unlock welcomes the implementation of reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Christopher Stacey, Co-Director at Unlock, said “We are pleased that the Government has announced today that the long-overdue reforms to the…
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Finally, after 40 years, the laws on disclosing criminal records are changing for the better on the 10th March 2014
We’re delighted that, having campaigned for many years, the 10th March 2014 will finally see reforms to the Rehabilitation of…











