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Launch of the Disclosure Calculator
This October we took to the House of Lords, armed with one Minister and two Lords, to launch the Unlock…
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The Invisible Cell – How access to basic financial products can help overcome financial exclusion
We’ve written an article for the Co-op’s members magazine, Re:Act. It’s only sent out in hard copy, but we’ve taken…
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What lies at the heart of an effective relationship between the voluntary and community sector and government?
Our Chris Bath has written a powerful article in a fascinating publication, Civil Dialogue. The article looks at the relationship…
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The role of the financial services industry in reducing re-offending
Linked to the launch of Time is Money, we’ve written a Think Piece for the Chartered Insurance Institute. You can read the…
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The impact of CRB checks on people
We discuss on BBC Radio Essex about the problems that CRB checks cause people with convictions, and how the system…
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Caught fare dodging? How even a minor conviction could have a huge impact on your insurance
Today we were featured in a Daily Mail article which looked at how minor convictions can have a huge impact…
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Insurance industry and Unlock publish guidance to help people with past convictions to buy insurance
Today we’ve launched guidance with the ABI (Association of British Insurers), to both insurers and individuals, to try to help…
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New insurance guidance to help 8 million consumers with past criminal convictions
Unlock has joined up with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to produce guidance for consumers and insurers on the…
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Kent and East Sussex council CRB checks ‘unjustified’
We’re featured in a BBC article that has investigated the use of CRB checks by local councils. Read the article…
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Taking service-user involvement to the next level
We’ve written an article for the Winter 2010/11 Clinks News magazine on service-user involvement. This is available to download here.
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Our response to ‘Breaking the Cycle’
We spoke on BBC Radio Kent about the Governments response to the Breaking the Cycle consultation. You can listen to the interview…
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Visit to Northern Ireland / NIACRO / Difficulties with employment interview
Today we’ve been hosted by NIACRO, which is a charity that helps people with convictions in Northern Ireland. They asked…
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Should life mean life?
We took part in a BBC Radio Wales discussion on whether life should mean life. You can listen to the…
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Time is Money launch: Giving ex-offenders bank accounts will help them – and us
As part of the launch of Time is Money, we worked with the Independent to publish a detailed piece yesterday. This is available here. Following…
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The use of Home Detention Curfew / Tagging
Today we took part in a discussion on BBC Radio Kent about the use of Home Detention Curfew (or “tagging”).…
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Discussion on real work in prison
Today we took part in a discussion on BBC Somerset about real work for people in prison. You can listen…
