Monthly update – October 2017
by Debbie Sadler (Advice Manager)
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Wednesday, 01 November 2017
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Published in Information Hub, News @ Unlock, News & Media

We’ve just published our update for October 2017.
This months update includes:
- Updated information on the eligibility or standard and enhanced checks
- A call-out to anybody with a criminal record who has been through the experience of applying to become a trustee
- A personal story which highlights how more and more employers are doing criminal record checks and appear to be the most risk averse they’ve ever been
- A link to a discussion on theForum on becoming a counsellor/therapist
- Details of our response to the Justice Committee’s report into the disclosure of youth criminal records.
The full update provides a summary of:
- the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
- recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
- discussions on our online forum
- other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record
Read the October 2017 update in full
Best wishes,
Unlock
Notes
- All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
- For more self-help information, please visit hub.unlock.org.uk
- If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
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