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• 16/01/2020in Campaigns, Childhood criminal records, Get involved, Latest, News @ Unlock, News & Media, Unlock's blog, Way ROA works, What DBS disclose, Wipe the slate clean

  Blog – Join the #FairChecks movement to help get a fresh start for the criminal records system

  In the 1960s, when Richard was 16, he was found in possession of a small amount of cannabis. He was prosecuted for possession and given a one-year conditional discharge. As a student a few years later, Richard got into trouble again and was convicted of taking an item of food from a warehouse where he...
• 14/01/2020in Childhood criminal records, Eligibility, Get involved, Ineligible checks, Latest, News @ Unlock, News & Media, Way basic works, Way DBS work, What basics disclose, What DBS disclose, When spent, Wipe the slate clean

  Launch of #FairChecks – A fresh start for the criminal records system

  Together with the charity Transform Justice, Unlock has launched the #FairChecks movement to help push for a fresh start for the criminal records system. Our outdated criminal records regime is holding hundreds of thousands of people back from participating fully in society. Even a minor criminal history can produce lifelong barriers to employment,...