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Monthly update – February 2020

We’ve just published our update for February 2020.

This months update includes:

  1. A new post on how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) helps individuals protect their personal data and why it’s important to ask employers to delete any criminal record data which they should no longer lawfully hold.
  2. A personal story from an individual who successfully challenged a court order which was preventing his conviction from becoming spent.
  3. A link to a discussion on theForum from 30sell who is interested in finding out about other people’s experiences of applying for voluntary roles with non-profit organisations.
  4. A post from Christopher Stacey, Unlock’s co-director asking for the Charity Commission to publish an independent review of their decision making process as half of the applications it has received from people with convictions wishing to serve as trustees or senior managers have been refused. 
  5. Details of the four new trustees who joined the Unlock board this month.

 

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the February 2020 update in full.

Best wishes,

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Monthly update – January 2020

We’ve just published our update for January 2020.

This months update includes:

 

  1. A new ‘Do I need to disclose my criminal record?’ tool which aims to help individuals work out whether they need to disclose their criminal record .
  2. A personal story from an individual reflecting on their experiences since their conviction ten years ago.
  3. A link to a discussion on theForum around the differing approaches of probation and social services to somebody looking to reintegrate back into their family.
  4. Our winter 2019/20 newsletter which provides updates on the news at Unlock in the last 3 months.
  5. Details of the launch of the #FairChecks movement which is calling on the government to launch a major review of the legislation relating to criminal record disclosure.

 

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the January 2020 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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Monthly update – December 2019

We’ve just published our update for December 2019.

This months update includes:

  1. New information on travelling to Russia with a criminal record.
  2. A personal story highlighting how an individual was dismissed from his job after his employers unlawfully became aware of his 31 year old criminal record.
  3. A link to a discussion on theForum around the media interest in a person with a conviction involved in the terrorist attack at London Bridge.
  4. A review of the work that Unlock has been doing and criminal record developments over the last 12 months.
  5. Details of our priorities for government in 2020.

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the December 2019 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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Monthly update – November 2019

We’ve just published our update for November 2019.

This months update includes:

  1. Examples of templates which can be used to challenge an ineligible check being carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
  2. A link to a survey asking users of our Information Hub for their thoughts and opinions about the site.
  3. A personal story highlighting the challenges of being in a relationship with someone who has been convicted of a sexual offence.
  4. A link to a discussion on theForum from an individual who is finding it difficult getting into work due to his criminal record and gaps in his CV.
  5. Details of Unlock’s Annual Report 2018-19 which provides an overview of what we’ve been doing during the year.

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the November 2019 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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Monthly update – October 2019

We’ve just published our update for October 2019.

This months update includes:

  1. An update on the new costs of all Disclosure and Barring checks.
  2. A personal story highlighting Lucy’s success in getting a newspaper to remove an article relating to her conviction.
  3. A link to a discussion on theForum around a probation officer’s insistence that an individual disclose their conviction to a new employer even though the employer had not asked them to do so.
  4. A blog setting out the governments summary of responses to their call for evidence on the employment of people with convictions
  5. Details of ten universities who have signed up to the ‘Fair Chance for Students with Convictions’ pledge.

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the October 2019 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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Monthly update – September 2019

We’ve just published our update for September 2019.

This months update includes:

  1. New information on Ban the Box employers.
  2. An infographic which sets out details of the people we supported in 2018/19.
  3. A personal story setting out Andi’s views that marginalising people with convictions does not reduce the rates of re-offending.
  4. A link to a discussion on theForum around indefinite restraining orders.
  5. Details of a new briefing policy setting out our concerns around the EU Settlement Scheme in relation to EU nationals that have a criminal record.

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the September 2019 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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Monthly update – August 2019

We’ve just published our update for August 2019.

This months update includes:

  1. New information on extended sentences.
  2. 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.
  3. A personal story setting out the link between a gambling addiction and a criminal record.
  4. A link to a discussion on theForum on the impact of spent convictions appearing on Google.
  5. Details of updated guidance published by the Association of British Insurers on how insurers should treat people with convictions.

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the August 2019 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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Monthly update – July 2019

We’ve just published our update for July 2019.

This months update includes:

  1. New information on exploring the hidden job market to find work.
  2. An update to our information on identifying whether your offence is a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude.
  3. A personal story setting out an individuals experience of finding work in the care industry with old, multiple convictions.
  4. A link to a discussion on theForum on a case study published on the main Unlock site regarding the consequences of excessive interventions by the police and probation.
  5. Details of research published by us on the impact of criminal records as perceived by people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the July 2019 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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Monthly update – June 2019

We’ve just published our update for June 2019.

This months update includes:

  1. Some new information which aims to assist anybody travelling to the USA to identify whether their offence is a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude.
  2. An update on our page covering deportation due to a criminal record highlighting details of a successful Court of Appeal deportation case.
  3. A personal story setting out an individual’s experience of applying for a job with a ‘progressive’ organisation with an unspent conviction.
  4. A link to a discussion on theForum on applying for a job through a recruitment agency.
  5. Details of some new dates for Unlock’s criminal record disclosing training.

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the June 2019 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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Monthly update – May 2019

We’ve just published our update for May 2019.

This months update includes:

  1. An advice post detailing how you can request that an organisation delete your personal data once it’s no longer necessary for them to retain it.
  2. A personal story highlighting an individuals experience of working as a teacher following a caution for affray.
  3. A link to a discussion on theForum from a gentleman who has been suspended from work due to the non-disclosure of a conviction he was not asked to disclose.
  4. A blog written by a charity working within the criminal justice system who’ve successfully applied for a waiver from the Charity Commission for a trustee applicant “disqualified” due to their criminal record.

The full update provides a summary of:

  1. the latest updates to our self-help information site for people with convictions
  2. recent posts to our online magazine, theRecord
  3. discussions on our online forum
  4. other news and developments that might be of interest to individuals with a criminal record.

Read the May 2019 update in full.

Best wishes,

Unlock

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