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Unlock comment: Ministry of Justice plans on criminal record reform
Commenting on today’s announcement (15 July) by the Ministry of Justice on plans to make changes to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, Christopher Stacey, co-director of Unlock, said: “Unlock very much welcomes and supports today’s announcement by the Justice Secretary. If his commitment proceeds to statute, it will mean more people with cri... - 15/07/2019in Latest, News @ Unlock, News & Media, Unlocking Experience, Way ROA works, What DBS disclose, When spent
New report highlights ‘double discrimination’ faced by black, Asian and minority ethnic people with a criminal record
Unlock, the country’s leading charity for people with convictions, has today published research on the impact of criminal records as perceived by people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. New data in the report, Double discrimination?, shows that over three-quarters of people surveyed (78%) felt their ethnicity made it ...
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