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    Employment advisory boards for ex-offenders launched across HM Prisons

    by Rob Moss 3 Mar 2022
    by Rob Moss 3 Mar 2022

    Employment advisory boards have been established in 20 prisons and are being rolled out to all 91 “resettlement” prisons by 2023.

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    Ministers say no to further temporary visa schemes

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Sep 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Sep 2021

    Hospitality and retail sectors will not be gaining temporary visa schemes, ministers signal.

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    Oven-Ready HR Reheated: Further highlights from Season 2

    by Chris Taylor 20 Aug 2021
    by Chris Taylor 20 Aug 2021

    Another slice of Oven-Ready HR interviews from Season 2. In this second compilation episode we listen again to:

    Francesca Peters,...

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    Employing ex-offenders: Timpson Group talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 16 Jul 2021
    by Chris Taylor 16 Jul 2021

    It is estimated that more than 11 million people in the UK have a criminal conviction. This staggering figure equates...

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    Drive to find jobs for ex-offenders launches in north of England

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Dec 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Dec 2020

    An organisation that helps ex-offenders find work has been contracted by the Ministry of Justice to boost employment levels among...

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    DBS checks: How rehabilitation periods are changing

    by Jessica Maguire 6 Nov 2020
    by Jessica Maguire 6 Nov 2020

    Jessica Maguire examines a recent white paper and outlines how the government is proposing to change rehabilitation periods and when...

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    Government proposes time reduction for disclosure of spent convictions

    by Jo Faragher 16 Sep 2020
    by Jo Faragher 16 Sep 2020

    Changes announced to make it easier for ex-offenders to find employment...

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    Opening doors: the benefits of recruiting ex-offenders

    by Jo Faragher 6 Feb 2020
    by Jo Faragher 6 Feb 2020

    With research suggesting skills shortages in some sectors are at their highest level since 2008, an increasing number of employers...

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    More firms commit to employing ex-offenders

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 May 2019

    An additional 230 organisations – including Greene King and Pret A Manger – have committed to hiring ex-offenders, as the...

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    Government should ‘ban the box’ in DBS criminal records overhaul

    by Rob Moss 27 Oct 2017
    by Rob Moss 27 Oct 2017

    The current disclosure of youth criminal records in the UK undermines principles of youth justice and could fall short of...

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    Time for change? Rehabilitation of offenders and the Lammy review

    by Catherine Hawkes 6 Oct 2017
    by Catherine Hawkes 6 Oct 2017

    Last month, David Lammy MP published a review recommending that, in certain cases, criminal records could be sealed from employers....

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    Lammy review: Criminal records could be ‘sealed’ from employers

    by Rob Moss 8 Sep 2017
    by Rob Moss 8 Sep 2017

    Individuals’ criminal records could be sealed from employers as part of a series of recommendations made in an independent review...

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    How employers can break the re-offending cycle

    by Jacob Hill 13 Sep 2016
    by Jacob Hill 13 Sep 2016

    Young entrepreneur Jacob Hill has just launched Offploy, which guides businesses through the HR, legal and ethical minefield associated with...

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    High Court: criminal record checks are “arbitrary” and unlawful

    by Jo Faragher 25 Jan 2016
    by Jo Faragher 25 Jan 2016

    The High Court has declared that the Government’s criminal record disclosure scheme is incompatible with the Human Rights Act.

    Ruling...

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    Hiring ex-offenders: staying on the right side of the law

    by Albert Bargery 6 Oct 2015
    by Albert Bargery 6 Oct 2015

    In 2014, the law around hiring ex-offenders changed, bringing with it confusion and a heightened risk of dishonesty and suspicion...

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