Ex-offenders

The Government has announced a review of learning for offenders in prisons and in the community, with the aim of...

A study of ex-offenders’ work prospects has called for a national communication strategy to influence employers’ attitudes to hiring ex-offenders.The...

The government has launched a new drive to cut crime by getting offenders into training and jobs.Education and skills secretary,...

I am delighted that the NHS has been caught out over these illegal CRB checks (Personnel Today, 24 January). I have fought against this trend in my higher education organisation for quite some time

Nacro, the charity for ex-offenders, has called for the introduction of a new licensing authority to stamp out discrimination as...

Sir Digby Jones has welcomed the goverment Green Paper on helping ex-offenders get back into work.

The government has been urged to do more to change ingrained employer attitudes about recruiting ex-offenders and other ‘core jobless’...

The Commons Home Affairs committee has recommended that jobs usually filled by Eastern European migrants should be offered to ex-offenders

The Government has announced it will fund two new projects designed to encourage enterprise and employment among offenders and ex-offenders.The...

Recruiting
ex-offenders may be a growing necessity for employers at a time of low
unemployment and high demand for skilled...

Employers could soon find it difficult to access the criminal records of
prospective staff for offences that happened more than...

Ex-offenders can prove hard working and loyal members of staff if they are
given a chance, delegates at the CIPD’s...

Employers
could soon find it difficult to access the criminal records of prospective
staff for offences that happened more than...

The TUC has launched a report
urging employers to give ex-offenders a fresh start in the New Year.
The report...