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Fair admissions: why speaking to applicants matters
August 26, 2021
Transport for London advised to review processing of criminal records data
July 15, 2021
More employers remove questions about criminal records from application forms
May 11, 2021
Why using a “sample policy on recruiting ex-offenders” is bad for business
March 31, 2021
Filtering rules have changed – are you asking the right question?
December 17, 2020
Updated: DBS filtering rules have changed
November 28, 2020
Unlock publish toolkit to help local authorities ban the box
November 16, 2020
Unlock asks HM Treasury to make employment for people with convictions a priority
September 22, 2020
New report highlights potentially hundreds of unlawful criminal record checks by employers each year and the lack of action by government in preventing them
July 30, 2020
Financial incentives to encourage hiring people with convictions
July 2, 2020
HMPPS confirms prison and probation roles are covered by filtering rules
June 1, 2020
Recruiting with conviction at a time of national crisis
March 31, 2020
Unlock’s submission to the ICO’s call for views on processing criminal records data
February 24, 2020
Do you collect criminal records information?
February 17, 2020
Humres Engineers – a blanket ban on applicants with convictions
January 29, 2020
Case study – Voluntary organisations should ensure that questions about criminal records on application forms are clear
January 6, 2020
Music school asking applicants a misleading question
December 6, 2019
A fair chance for students with convictions
October 22, 2019
NCVO publish guidance on safely recruiting staff, volunteers and trustees
October 9, 2019
The Old Vic
September 16, 2019
HSS Hire Group
September 16, 2019
PriceWaterhouseCoopers fined under GDPR for inappropriate use of consent
August 28, 2019
Office for Students publish effective practice guidance on students with convictions
August 16, 2019
Unlock collaboration with The Key on guidance for schools recruitment
August 7, 2019
NHS Employers publish new guidance on recruiting people with convictions
July 31, 2019
Midlands university risks carrying out ineligible checks
July 5, 2019
A question of fairness: John Lewis Partnership
July 5, 2019
A question of fairness: Greggs
July 5, 2019
A question of fairness: Spar
July 5, 2019
Guest blog: Bloomsbury Institute becomes the first higher education institute to Ban the Box for staff and students
May 7, 2019

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