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Criminal injuries compensation and ‘undeserving’ victims
Having a criminal record should not mean victims of serious crime are denied the recognition and compensation they need
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Take action for a fairer criminal records system
Introducing the FairChecks campaign - and how you can help
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Unlock responds to the Prisons Strategy White Paper
Read a summary of our official response to the government consultation
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Turing pardons: do the proposed changes go far enough?
To mark LGBTQIA+ History Month, we take a closer look at the recently announced changes to the scheme.
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Call for evidence: university admissions
Tell us about your experiences applying to university with a criminal record
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“What we need now is action” – Unlock’s view on the prisons white paper
For all the talk of rehabilitation, the proposals offer little that we haven't seen before.
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Welcome to the new Unlock website
We’ve spent the last few months working hard behind the scenes to build our new website – we hope you…
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Unlock’s annual report 2020/21
Each year we publish our annual report and accounts – which you can read in full on the Charity Commission’s…
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Want to ‘fix’ labour shortages? Start seeing the person, not their past
Last week, Dominic Raab called for employers to recruit people in and leaving prison to help plug the skills gap in an…
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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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Criminal records webinar Wednesday 12 January 2022
Do you deal with criminal records in your work? You might be helping people with convictions who are applying for…
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What gets me up in the morning? It’s about people
Angela Cairns shares her reflections on her first few months as Unlock CEO.
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Monthly summary – July 2021
Welcome to our monthly summary for July 2021. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Working in the healthcare sector with a criminal record
Approximately 1 in 10 of the working population work in the health and social care sector with the NHS being…
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Call for evidence: the DBS Update Service and filtered convictions
Do you have a caution or conviction which is eligible for filtering? Are you signed up to the DBS Update…
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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…











