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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…
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Reflections of an Unlock helpline volunteer
The first week of June is Volunteer Week – when charities across the country say thank you and showcase the…
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More than 80,000 people are on the barred list according to latest DBS figures
If you are included on a barred list (Children’s or Adult’s) you will be unable to work in regulated activity…
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Introducing our new CEO: Angela Cairns
We’re delighted to announce that experienced charity leader Angela Cairns will be the charity’s new Chief Executive, and will take up…
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Our Spring 2021 newsletter
Today we’ve published our Spring 2021 newsletter. The newsletter provides an update of the news at Unlock in the last…
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Monthly update – March 2021
We’ve just published our update for March 2021. This months update includes: New information on sexual offence convictions: what you…
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Monthly summary – March 2021
Welcome to our monthly summary for March 2021. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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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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Happy 21st Birthday Unlock!
This year Unlock celebrates its 21st birthday, which we’re marking on the same day we publish our ambitious new strategic…
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An insight into Northern Ireland’s consultation on spending periods
The Northern Irish government has just completed their initial consultation on changing spending periods for criminal offences, spurred by a…
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Applying for a job with probation? Do you know what you need to disclose?
People with criminal records are often keen to use their experience to help others in prison or on probation. Lived…
