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Nacro's advice leaflets are produced and updated by the Resettlement Plus Helpline, which offers advice to serving prisoners, ex-offenders and their families. We produce a range of advice leaflets. To find out more about our services, please contact us at helpline@nacro.org.uk
You can order your Nacro advice leaflets by going to our
Order Form or download a free copy by clicking on the links below.
Information about criminal convictions
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
A clear summary, written primarily for people working with ex-offenders, of the Act's main provisions which enable many criminal convictions to become 'spent' after a rehabilitation period.
Currently out of print. Please download a
free copy
A Simple Guide to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
A clear summary, written for non-professionals or anyone wanting a brief guide to the Act.
Currently out of print. Please download a
free
copy
Information for prisoners' families and friends
Outside Help
Imprisonment can be a bewildering experience for the prisoner's families
and friends. But there is help available. Nacro's essential booklet,
Outside Help, tells you how to
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contact the organisations that are there to help
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keep in contact with prisoners, by letter, phone or visit
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deal with financial issues
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and prepare for the release process.
2007 A5 64pp single copies (voluntary organisations) 50p each, or £1.00
each (statutory and commercial organisations) or download a
free copy.
Resettlement advice for prisoners, ex-offenders and people working with them
Applying for work (with a criminal record)
This guide is for people apply for work. It explains the best way to complete application forms and CVs or to respond to questions about a criminal record. It is produced in two versions - a straightforward 'Sorting yourself out' guide for ex-offenders, and a more comprehensive 'Practitioner guide' for people working with ex-offenders or for ex-offenders wanting more detailed information.
Sorting yourself out guide to Applying for work
2003 8pp 1-99 copies 50p each, 100-999 copies 40p each
Practitioner guide to Applying for work
2003 12pp 1-99 copies 75p each, 100-999 copies 60p each
These guides are currently out of print. Please
download a free copy of the
practitioners guide or the
‘Sorting
yourself out’ guide
Benefits and debt
This guide sets out general guidelines to claiming benefits and dealing with debt. Because the benefit system is complicated it also advises people on how to seek specialist advice about their particular circumstances. It is produced in two versions - a straightforward 'Sorting yourself out' guide for prisoners, and a more comprehensive 'Practitioner guide' for people working with prisoners or for prisoners wanting more detailed information.
Practitioner guide to Benefits and debt
2003 8pp 1-99 copies 75p each, 100-999 copies 60p each
or download a free copy of the
practitioners guide
.Please download a free copy of the the ‘Sorting
yourself out’ guide which is currently out of print.
 
Finding a home
If prisoners don't have a family or home to go to on release, Nacro's Finding a home guide tells them what they need to do. Produced in two versions - a straightforward 'Sorting yourself out' guide for prisoners to use themselves, and a more comprehensive guide for people working with prisoners or for prisoners wanting more detailed information.
Practitioner guide to Finding a home
2003 8pp 1-99 copies 75p each, 100-999 copies 60p each
or download a free copy of the
practitioners
guide. Please download a copy of the
‘Sorting yourself out’ guide
which is currently out of print.
Finding a job
This guide gives step-by-step advice to finding work. It sets out what prisoners can do before and after release to find work, who to contact and where to look. It is produced in two versions - a straightforward 'Sorting yourself out' guide for prisoners, and a more comprehensive 'Practitioner guide' for people working with prisoners or for prisoners wanting more detailed information.
Practitioner guide to Finding a job
2003 8pp 1-99 copies 75p each, 100-999 copies 60p each
or download a free copy of the
practitioners
guide. Please download a copy or the
‘Sorting yourself out’ guide
which is currently out of print.
Just imprisoned?
Another essential Sorting yourself out guide, providing a checklist of what prisoners need to sort out as soon as possible to reduce possible problems later. It covers benefits, housing, employment and families.
2003 4pp 1-99 copies 25p each, 100-999 copies 20p each or
download a
free copy
Keeping your home
Shows when and how prisoners can get housing costs paid. It includes a set of standard letters to be sent to landlords, benefits, mortgage holders and council tax offices.
2003 5pp plus 5 detachable standard letters 1-99 copies 50p
each, 100-999 copies 40p each or download a free
copy.
Advice for employers
A brief guide to recruiting people with criminal records
This leaflet is for employers who need straightforward information
on employing ex-offenders. It provides brief guidance on weighing up
risk, the relevance of offences, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974, and how to find out about criminal records.
2002 4pp 1-99 copies £1.00 each, 100-999 copies 80p each or
download a
free copy.
Employers who require more detailed information should refer to
Getting it right, Disclosures law and practice, and Recruiting
ex-offenders To order any of our publications please
print out and complete our Order Form.
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