Today, we took part in a discussion on Radio 4’s Money Box about obtaining insurance with unspent convictions. You can listen below or click here.
Category: Unlock in the media
‘Sarah’s Law’ sees 700 people identified
The BBC ran a story about figures they’d obtained about how the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (known as ‘Sarah’s Law) has worked during the pilot.
We contributed to this news piece. You can read the article here.
Changes to motor insurance disclosure
Today we took part in a Radio 4 Money Box discussion about changes to motor insurance disclosure, as well as what people need to disclose under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
You can listen to the interview below.
What can’t you do with a criminal record? A life sentence?
We’ve contributed to an article in Prospect Magazine, which used the recent cases of Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce as a way of looking at some of the longer-term effects of a criminal record.
You can read the article here. There is also a list of interesting comments at the bottom of the article.
Discrimination of young offenders from poor backgrounds
A new study published by the University of Portsmouth looks at the discrimination faced by young offenders from poor backgrounds.
We discuss this in an interview on BBC London, which you can listen to below.
Should former offenders be employed to mentor ex-prisoners?
We’ve given an interview on BBC Radio Wales to discuss Government plans to have former offenders as mentors.
You can listen to the interview below.
The effects of the ROA on people with convictions
We’ve given an interview to BBC West Midlands, talking about the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
You can listen to the interview below.
People with convictions to be banned from joining Harlow Councils list
We’ve contributed to a discussion on BBC Essex, looking at the news that Harlow Council is seeking to amend their housing allocations policy which would mean that people with convictions would be banned from join the housing list.
You can listen to the interview below.
The was followed by an article in the Guardian, which we were cited in. Interestingly, it also included a Poll which asked “should criminals be excluded from applying for social housing?”. The results were that 72% said “No”, they shouldn’t.
CRB’s and second chances
As part of of the ongoing Court of Appeal case about CRB checks, we’ve written an article for thejusticegap.com.
You can read the article here.
Banking before release
We’ve written a letter in this month’s edition of Inside Time, the prison newspaper, updating people on the progress of our Unlocking Banking project.
You can read the letter here.
