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VIEW ALL -- 06/09/2019in Childhood criminal records, Get involved, Latest, News & Media, Research
Update on research – The right to a fair future: understanding the influence of an early life criminal record on adult life courses
Nicola Collett, a PhD student at Keele University, is currently researching the potential influence of a criminal record acquired between the ages of 10-25, later on in adulthood. Following a request for participants in February of this year, Nicola writes here about how her research is progressing. I would first like to thank everyone who has... - 04/09/2019in Latest, News & Media, News on policy issues
New policy briefing – EU nationals, settled status and criminal records
This new briefing sets out the concerns that Unlock has about the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) in relation to those EU nationals in the UK that have a criminal record. Our aim is to help secure the rights of EU nationals who are eligible for settled status in the UK by ensuring that a criminal...
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