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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…
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Sexual offence convictions: what you need to know
From March 2013 to March 2020, the number of sexual offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales almost…
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Moving on: Applying for settled status if you’re an EU citizen and travelling to Europe
This month we’ve written a further article for Insidetime ‘Through the Gate’ section which highlights the impact of a criminal…
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New report highlights impact of criminal records on women
While women overall are less likely to have a criminal record than men, those women who do are more likely to face barriers when accessing…
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Monthly update – January 2021
We’ve just published our update for January 2021. This months update includes: An advice post on changes to immigration rules and…
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Monthly summary – January 2021
Welcome to our monthly summary for January 2021. This provides a summary of: the latest updates to our self-help information…
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Changes to immigration rules and travel to Europe from 1 January 2021
What you’ll find in this post: Changes to the immigration rules for non-UK citizens Travelling to the EU with a…
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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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The helpline will be closed over Christmas
Our helpline will be closed for the Christmas holidays from 4pm on Friday 18th December 2020 and will reopen at…
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Looking back at 2020 – A month-by-month review of developments for people with criminal records
With Christmas nearly here and 2020 coming to an end, it’s a good time to reflect on the last 12 months and some of the…
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Unlock Annual Report 2019-20
We are delighted to publish the Unlock Annual Report 2019-20. Compiling our report this year was quite a task as…
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Co-director Chris to move on from Unlock and join Clinks
After 12 years at Unlock, and over seven years as co-director, Christopher Stacey will be leaving the charity at the end of…
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Pardons for historic gay convictions: a call for evidence
It is quite rare for any government to admit to some historic wrongdoing, and even more so to take some…
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Unlock and Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service collaborate on resource for young people with convictions
We are pleased to publish a new resource we’ve created in collaboration with Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service. The booklet, produced…









