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What’s Changing for Enhanced DBS Check Applications?
From the 1st August 2019, changes to the Enhanced DBS Check application process will come into effect. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) announced these upcoming revisions on the gov.co.uk website, and it will impact both applicants and Registered Bodies....
Academic study condemns criminal record tick box
An academic study undertaken by Dr Beth Weaver at Strathclyde University has been released and found that the criminal record tick box on job applications does little to predict whether an individual could potentially re-offend. Speaking to the BBC news, Weaver...
Supreme Court rejects government appeal against minor convictions
The supreme court has rejected Home Office appeals over a criminal record scheme which has seen many people lose jobs because of past convictions they received as young offenders. The judges overruled the government scheme in favour of individuals who said their...
Taxi and private hire drivers to potentially face Enhanced DBS checks
Taxi drivers could potentially require an Enhanced criminal record check before they are granted a licence after new proposals were released last week. If the tender is approved, every council in the UK will be instructed to carry out DBS checks on all applicants...
Tory councillors resist proposals to enforce mandatory criminal record checks
Councillors have argued that recent proposals to make it mandatory for them to have a Basic criminal record check should be abolished as it is an unnecessary measure. Saima Afzal, councillor and chairman of Blackburn with Darwen council’s standards told The...
New domestic violence bill allows potential victims to discover if their partner has violent past
Potential domestic abuse victims will legally be able to check if their partner has a violent past after a campaign for a domestic violence bill was passed yesterday. Theresa May unveiled Clare’s Law- a landmark domestic abuse proposal following a campaign...
Parent volunteer DBS vetting causes controversy in schools
The Manifesto Club recently conducted a group study and have revealed that parents are becoming increasingly reluctant to volunteer in their child’s school due to ‘unprecedented levels of surveillance and control’. It has become progressively routine for parents to...
Research claims employers are breaking the law asking candidates about their criminal record
A recent research study by Unlock has revealed that one in five employers are asking candidates for information they are not legally entitled to. Unlock, a charity for people with convictions, have revealed that despite their Ban the Box campaign being a huge...
HIRING MAGISTRATES WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD COULD HELP IMPROVE DIVERSITY
The chairman of the Magistrate Association has proposed that employing more magistrates who hold a criminal record would create more diversity among the judiciary. John Bache told The Telegraph that offenders would feel less alienated if there were to be a ‘more...
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