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New guide – Unlocking Criminal Record Checks
On a daily basis, our helpline gets calls from people who are applying for work and don’t know where they…
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First information session for people with convictions
Why? We’ll be explaining about Unlock and our Helpline, which provides confidential peer advice on overcoming the effects of criminal…
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Scottish Government consult on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
This week, the Scottish Government has (finally) launched its consultation on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. England & Wales has passed…
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One conviction or multiple offences? The DBS filtering process
Ever since we published our Information Hub guide on the new DBS filtering process, our Helpline has been receiving queries left,…
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Our Helpline is now open 5 days a week
As a result of increased staff and voluntary resources available to our helpline, we’ve now been able to re-open our…
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New addition to the team
We’re delighted to announce that we have a new member of staff. As many of you will know, we’ve had…
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DBS Update Service and One Certificate
This is an update taken from our Information Hub Today, we’ve published a brief guide which explains some of the changes that…
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DBS Update Service and One Certificate
Today, we’ve published a brief guide which explains some of the changes that the DBS has introduced this week. The…
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Changes to insurance disclosure
The below is post from our Information Hub The reason for this update is to let you know of some…
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Changes to insurance disclosure
The reason for this update is to let you know of some changes to insurance disclosure, which came into force…
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DBS start filtering cautions and convictions
This update is taken from our Information Hub As some of you may have seen from the news, the Disclosure…
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DBS start filtering cautions and convictions
As some of you may have seen from the news, the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) has started, as of…
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What can’t you do with a criminal record? A life sentence?
We’ve contributed to an article in Prospect Magazine, which used the recent cases of Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce as…
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We write to Parliamentary Committee on filtering proposals
Today we’ve written to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee to raise our concerns with the Order which sets out how…
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Discrimination of young offenders from poor backgrounds
A new study published by the University of Portsmouth looks at the discrimination faced by young offenders from poor backgrounds.…
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Should former offenders be employed to mentor ex-prisoners?
We’ve given an interview on BBC Radio Wales to discuss Government plans to have former offenders as mentors. You can…
