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Monthly update – June 2017

We’ve just published our update for June 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This months update includes:

  1. Some new information setting out how to apply to a court to end a court order
  2. Updated information on applying to university in particular, advice on appealing a university’s decision if you’ve been refused a place as a result of your criminal record
  3. A personal story on securing a job as a probation officer with a criminal record
  4. A link to a discussion on how a previous employer disclosed details of a spent conviction in a reference to a new employer
  5. Details of an online survey set up to collect evidence of the barriers people face in dealing with a criminal record they got as a young adult.

 

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 2017 update in full

 

Best wishes,

Unlock

 

Notes

  • All previous updates can be found in full in the ‘Latest updates‘ section of our Information Hub
  • For more self-help information, please visit unlock.devchd.com/information-and-advice/
  • If you have any questions about this information, please contact our helpline
  • If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can sign up to receive these updates directly by clicking here and selecting to receive ‘News/updates for people with convictions’
  • If you have found this information useful, please leave us your feedback and/or consider making a donation.

 

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