Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. Advising with Conviction – Full-day Training Workshop Tuesday 26th November 2019 London| 9.30am – 4.45pm | From £119 per person – Book your place here Please book early to avoid disappointment. As experts on criminal record disclosure, we provide high-quality training to front-line practitioners to ensure

Unlock is an independent award-winning charity that provides a voice and support for people with convictions who are facing stigma and obstacles because of their criminal record. We are an innovative, creative and award-winning social action charity, seeking people with the appropriate skills, knowledge and/ or experience to help us grow and develop. You’ll need

Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. Advising with Conviction – Full-day Training Workshop Tuesday 24th September 2019 London| 9.30am – 4.45pm | From £119 per person – Book your place here Advising with Conviction – Full-day Training Workshop Tuesday 26th November 2019 London| 9.30am – 4.45pm | From £119 per person – Book

Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. Advising with Conviction – Full-day Training Workshop Tuesday 24th September 2019 London| 9.30am – 4.45pm | From £119 per person – Book your place here Advising with Conviction – Full-day Training Workshop Tuesday 26th November 2019 London| 9.30am – 4.45pm | From £119 per person – Book

Christopher Stacey speaks to Radio 5 Live about the proposed new guidance from the Department of Transport on the regulation of taxi drivers. You can listen to the program here. More information about the consultation can be found here. The consultation closes on the 22nd April. You can respond to the consultation. We will be

Update – The request for participants is now closed. See the message below from Nicola, the researcher: “Thank you to everyone who has been in contact with me with their generous offer to take part in my PhD research. I have been overwhelmed with responses and now have enough participants that fit the criteria, so

  There has been a significant amount of press and media attention on the judgment of the Supreme Court which ruled that the criminal records disclosure scheme as it applies to multiple convictions and childhood warnings/reprimands was found to be disproportionate. Our co-director, Christopher Stacey, gave interviews on the day of the judgment which were featured

Unlock’s Christopher Stacey talks to Joshua Rozenberg about the issues affecting those who receive criminal convictions in childhood. They also discuss the impending result of the Government’s appeal to the Supreme Court against a Court of Appeal decision which ruled that the current system of people having to declare old and minor records is unnecessary, disproportionate and

              We are delighted to publish the Unlock Annual Report 2017/2018. We have achieved outstanding success at both service delivery and policy levels, reflecting the hard work and dedication of the Unlock team. The report reflects how we have helped people with convictions by: Providing direct support to individuals

Following the publication of Unlock’s  A question of fairness report, Co-director Christopher Stacey speaks to Radio Sussex’s Danny Pike. The report finds that the vast majority of national companies continue to have criminal record declarations as a core part of their initial job application forms. By doing so, employers are not only potentially acting unlawfully but are also missing

Unlock’s Christopher Stacey speaks to BBC Three Counties radio regarding the suggestion by the chairman of the Magistrates Association, that more magistrates with criminal records would help increase diversity among the judiciary. You can listen to the programme here (16 mins-22secs in)

New rules that disqualify people from being senior managers or trustees of charities if they have committed certain offences, will come into force on 1 August. In an article published in Third Sector, Christopher Stacey comments on how Unlock, along with the criminal justice charities Clinks and the Prison Reform Trust, wrote to the Charity Commission in May