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VIEW ALL -- 30/03/2021in Latest, News @ Unlock, News & Media, News on policy issues
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 judicial review brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). While that is outside of Unlock’s normal catchment area, we have been following the case closely and working with our colleagues... - 13/01/2021in Employment, Employment discrimination, Ineligible checks, Stop ineligible checks
Take action on bad recruitment practice
Most employers ask about criminal records on application forms, and many carry out Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks before making a final offer. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 allows some criminal records to become ‘spent’ after a crime-free period. This means they are no longer disclosable – for example to employer...
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