Support for people with convictions

Latest news on our support for people with convictions

27/08/2019in Information Hub, News @ Unlock, News & Media
Monthly update – August 2019
We’ve just published our update for August 2019. This months update includes: New information on extended sentences. An advice post on opening a basic bank account and the alternatives if you’re unable to, possibly due to having a fraud conviction which flags up on the CIFAS database. A personal story setting out the link between...
29/07/2019in Information Hub, News @ Unlock, News & Media
Monthly update – July 2019
We’ve just published our update for July 2019. This months update includes: New information on exploring the hidden job market to find work. An update to our information on identifying whether your offence is a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude. A personal story setting out an individuals experience of finding work in the care industry with...

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About our support

We run independent charitable support to help people with convictions. Find out more about the approach of these services and how they operate.

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Our websites

We manage a number of websites designed for people with convictions.

Find out more about the hub here

The country's most comprehensive source of practical self-help information for people with convictions on a wide range of issues that criminal convictions can affect.

Looking for advice? Find out more about our helpline

We provide confidential peer advice and support on overcoming the effects of criminal convictions.

Find out more about theCalculator

Our online web tool can help you to work out when your convictions become 'spent' under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and so no longer needs to be disclosed in most cases.

Find out more about the forum

Our online forum is a a self-supporting community for law-abiding people with convictions - share information, advice and experience on moving on with a criminal record.