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Friday, 23 September 2016

Soleless Kid Photographers Try Before They Buy - Regarding 'Doing Rape'



Mr Craig Mackinlay MP -  Craig Mackinlay @cmackinlay

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"... for obvious reasons ..."



Trustworthy with the till and keys/addresses, these guys?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251695/Three-police-officers-jailed-selling-seized-drugs-dealer.html





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7 March 2016

Support for ex-offenders inquiry launched

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/news-parliament-2015/ex-offenders-launch-15-16/ 

 Support for ex-offenders inquiry 

https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/ex-offenders-15-16

http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/work-and-pensions-committee/support-for-exoffenders/oral/37457.pdf 

http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/work-and-pensions-committee/support-for-exoffenders/oral/38365.pdf

22/09/2016

No Home, No Chance: Lack Of Housing Stops Women From Turning Their Lives Around On Release From Prison

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jenny-earle/women-leaving-prison_b_12136830.html

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@unlock2000 continue to block us.


Addendum: 22-10-16


Dated and Loss-Making

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10 October 2016

Employment crucial to reduce re-offending – Justice Minister

https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/news/employment-crucial-reduce-re-offending-justice-minister

... oh, and ....


... of course :(
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Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Unlocking Criminal Record Checks

1st October 2013

New guide published by Unlock

"Unlocking Criminal Record Checks

"On a daily basis, our helpline gets calls from people who are applying for work and don’t know where they stand because of criminal record checks that (increasingly) employers are carrying out.

A couple of years ago, we approached the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service - known as the CRB at that time) and raised this as a matter of concern. They agreed to support the production of a guide, specifically for people with a criminal record, designed to explain in detail the criminal record checking process, with particular focus on the specific issues that people with a criminal record might face.

The result is a detailed guide which was written by Unlock and which was circulated by the DBS (it was announced in DBS News September 2013)."

http://www.unlock.org.uk/userfiles/file/informationhub/unlockingcriminalrecordchecksfinal.pdf

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=45c161a5b068f45e640606f58&id=69a13c0f2a 

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Manifesto Club Update: CRB – secret lists and confusion on the new ‘filtering’ system for criminal records checks

http://www.factuk.org/manifesto-club-update-crb-secret-lists-and-confusion-on-the-new-filtering-system-for-criminal-records-checks/

http://www.manifestoclub.com/node/1030
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Thursday, 30 May 2013

A Good Start

30/5/13

DBS start filtering cautions and convictions

"As some of you may have seen from the news, the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) has started, as of yesterday, a process of ‘filtering’ for cautions and convictions held on the Police National Computer.

Today, we’ve published our own detailed guide on how the DBS filtering rules will work. This can be downloaded here (http://www.unlock.org.uk/userfiles/file/informationhub/dbsfilteringprocess.pdf) .

Although we’ve known this has been coming for quite a few weeks now, it wasn’t until last week that we found out exactly when it would be coming into force. It wasn’t until yesterday when, along with everybody else, we got a chance to see the guidance that the DBS had written and, in particular, saw the full list of offences that are exempt from filtering."

UNLOCK

http://unlock.org.uk/staticpage.aspx?pid=97

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"Applicants’ rights

Usually a job applicant has no legal obligation to reveal spent convictions. If an applicant has a conviction that has become spent, the employer must treat the applicant as if the conviction has not happened. A refusal to employ a rehabilitated person on the grounds of a spent conviction is unlawful under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA)1974.

Certain areas of employment that are exempt under the ROA 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 [also The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2012], for which employers may ask about spent convictions. This is known as asking an exempted question. When answering, the applicant would have a legal obligation to reveal spent convictions.

The code of practice states that information on a DBS certificate should only be used in the context of a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. This is designed to protect applicants from unfair discrimination on the basis of non-relevant past convictions. The DBS has developed a specimen policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders to help guide organisations.

The minimum age at which someone can be asked to apply for a DBS check is 16 years old.

To find out more information about who is eligible for a DBS check consult the DBS check eligibility guide".

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"The Ministry of Justice has stated that organisations should not insist that a DBS check forms part of a recruitment exercise or bid when tendering for contracts, unless the services provided meet the criteria for an eligible DBS check as defined by the exceptions, as this would breach employment law.

Standard checks – To be eligible for a standard level DBS check the position must be included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Enhanced checks – To be eligible for an enhanced level DBS check, the position must be included in both the ROA Exceptions Order and in Police Act Regulations.

Enhanced checks with children’s and/or adults’ barred list check(s) – To be eligible to request a check of the children’s or adults’ barred lists, the position must meet the new definition of regulated activity. There are a small number of other positions for which you can also request list checks."

DBS check eligibility guide

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/152795/eligibility-guidance.pdf

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DBS check requests: guidance for employers 

https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-requests-guidance-for-employers

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2/6/13

Response from Ministry of Justice (Jeremy Wright)

"IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORMS TO THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974

The critical prerequisite for the commencement of the reforms is to put in place a system for producing basic disclosure certificates, which show unspent convictions, which reflects the new rehabilitation periods in England and Wales. Until we do that there would be no way for an individual to obtain an official statement of their unspent convictions under the new rules.

Currently, basic disclosures reflecting the existing rehabilitation periods are available from Disclosure Scotland and this service is provided to residents of England and wales as well as scotland. However, the reforms to the RoA only revise rehabilitation periods for England and Wales, leaving the position in Scotland unchanged under its legislation. This complicates matters and creates two different rehabilitation regimes within the UK.

One option to address this situation is to agree with Disclosure Scotland that they will provide two differential basic disclosure services, one reflecting the rules in Scotland and the other the rules in England and Wales. Another option is for the Disclosure and Barring Service to initiate a basic disclosure service for England and Wales which adheres to the reformed rules in this jurisdiction. Neither of these options is straightforward and there are significant business and technical issues to work through.

Whilst this Department leads on the rehabilitation of offenders regime, it is the Home Office which has oversight of the Disclosure and Barring Service and the Scottish Government which has overall responsibility for Disclosure Scotland.

I cannot give a specific commencement date at present, but I recognise the frustration the delay is causing and can only reiterate that our aim is to have the reforms in place at the earliest possible point."

http://forum.unlock.org.uk/default.aspx?m=22010&f=22&p=1#m22012
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Sunday, 14 April 2013

It's Time For Change - In Law

Posted Yesterday 8:07 PM (GMT +1)

The Facts - Listen Up Employers

">Most people commit a crime but are not caught. One estimate is that only three per cent of crimes result in convictions.

>Home Office research shows that one in three males has a criminal conviction. Drawing on the same research, the report on the Review of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, Breaking the Circle, indicates that overall 25% of the population of working age has a conviction.

>More recent research has indicated that 17% of the population between the ages of 18 and 52 have a conviction.

>Half of male offenders and three quarters of female offenders have just one conviction.

>55% of men and 80% of women convicted have an offending history, which last’s less than a year.

>By the age of 25, 43% of men who had offended were classified as ‘desistors’ meaning that they had not offended for five years.

>Research by Working Links confirms this, showing that over 80% of employers who have employed ex-offenders say that they have ‘settled into work well with colleagues performed well’ and have ‘proved to be reliable’.

>60% of employers said ex-offenders ‘perform as well or better than those with no conviction’

>CRB checks have soared from around 1.4million in 2002-3 to over 3.8 million in 2008-9. Since the inception of the bureau, 19 million checks have been completed.

>An estimated 11% of CRB disclosure checks are technically unlawful.

>A 2009 study from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development found 36.6% of employers would exclude all ex-offenders from their recruitment process. [much worse for 'sex offenders']

>58% of women and 53% of men in prison identified unemployment and lack of skills as issues contributing to their offending.

I would like all those employers that have doubt's about employing ex-offenders to read the information above, it's time for change !"

http://forum.unlock.org.uk/default.aspx?f=33&m=21400
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Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Unlock Getting Cold Feet, Again?

theForum - Changes (March 2013)

"As a result of the identified needs and potential solution outlined above, and in recognising that how the forum currently operates is not capable of meeting this need, it is necessary for us to make changes to the forum to ensure that it can continue to operate. This is alongside work being done to develop a solution outlined above.

The most significant change is that the discussion of sexual offences is prohibited. This does not mean that people with convictions for sexual offences are banned from using the forum. In practice, people with convictions of all types are able to contribute to the forum.

However, any reference to sexual offences or sexual convictions is not allowed and will be considered a breach of the rules. This means that people with convictions for sexual offences should take particular care not to disclose their offence type, explicitly or implicitly. As a result, if you feel that it is not possible for you to meaningfully contribute without disclosing such details, you should refrain from using the forum. Please be aware that there will be a strict moderating approach taken to this change, and this rule applies across the entire forum."

"We are conscious that a number of people who have significantly contributed to the forum, particularly Forum 2, will be upset, disappointed or distressed by these changes [you are a charity, right?]."

http://unlock.org.uk/staticpage.aspx?pid=285

UNLOCK, The National Association of Reformed Offenders

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNLOCK,_The_National_Association_of_Reformed_Offenders

UNLOCK Charity awards winner 2011

http://www.guardian.co.uk/charity-awards/unlock-charity-awards-winner-2011

Guardian Charity Awards 2011 – UNLOCK

http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2011/dec/21/guardian-charity-awards-2011-unlock

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313454 - UNLOCK

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=313454&SubsidiaryNumber=0

1079046 - UNLOCK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EX-OFFENDERS LIMITED

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1079046&SubsidiaryNumber=0

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