New proposals for taxi drivers
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
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
- Published in Unlock in the media
Look what we’ve done!
Monday, 24 October 2016
You can see all we achieved in 2015/16 in our annual report. Why we are here The world is increasingly complex for anyone with a conviction. It can leave many people hopeless and despairing of ever re-building their lives. The law around disclosure is complicated and inconsistent. There are fewer and fewer sources of advice.
- Published in Latest
DBS Update Service and One Certificate
Thursday, 20 June 2013
This is an update taken from our Information Hub Today, we’ve published a brief guide which explains some of the changes that the DBS has introduced this week. The Update Service is a new subscription service lets you keep your DBS certificate up-to-date so you can take it with you when you move jobs or roles. The
- Published in Employment, Information Hub, News & Media
Filtering process for old/minor convictions put forward by Government
Saturday, 02 March 2013
Unlock, the national charity for people with convictions, has today welcomed Government proposals which, if introduced, would mean that some old and minor cautions and convictions will no longer be disclosed on standard and enhanced level criminal record checks, carried out for employers by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In January 2013, the Court
- Published in Press releases and comment, What DBS disclose
CRB’s and second chances
Monday, 07 January 2013
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.
- Published in Employment, Unlock in the media, Way ROA works, What DBS disclose
Reforming the ROA, seeking employment, and employers attitudes
Thursday, 02 September 2010
We’ve contributed to a number of radio programmes today. There are three different discussions to listen to below. We’ve been on BBC Radio Kent talking about seeking employment with a criminal record We’ve been on BBC Radio Tees talking about reforming the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 We’ve been on BBC Radio Kent talking about
- Published in Employment, Unlock in the media, Way ROA works
Employers should not discriminate against reformed offenders
Sunday, 25 July 2010
We’ve contributed to a discussion on BBC Tees about the attitudes of employers towards people with convictions
- Published in Employment, News for employers, Press releases and comment, Way ROA works