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The Times - Letter to the Editor
Nacro's Paul McDowell and Jon Collins from The Police Foundation wrote a joint letter to the Times expressing their disappointment about the case of...
Government changes Victims’ Surcharge to exempt those with unspent convictions
Responding to today’s announcement by Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP on victims and witnesses of crime, Paul McDowell, chief executive of Nacro has said: “It...
Government changes Victims’ Surcharge to exempt those with unspent convictions
Reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act was reformed under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. This followed Nacro's Change...
The facts
* The Home Office review of the Act in 2002 estimated that reform of the Act would save £125 million. * One in three men between the ages of 18...
What is the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974?
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 is an important piece of legislation. It is designed to help people with a criminal record get back into work...
Filtering process for old or minor convictions put forward by Government
Nacro is pleased to report that the Government has tabled legislative amendments which will remove some old and minor cautions and convictions from...
Filtering process for old or minor convictions put forward by Government
Monday 24 January
Payout to the family of killer Derrick Bird's victim cut 50% ... because he'd been fined for dropping a cigarette end – Daily Mail The family of a man...
Thursday 6 January
Labour joins fight against prisoners' votes – Independent The Coalition Government could be forced to water down controversial plans to allow prisoners...
Stuart's story
After splitting from his girlfriend, Stuart Irvine, 25, was on probation for being violent during an argument. He ended up homeless, sleeping in a...
ex-offenders, criminal record, resettlement issues, housing and homelessness
James' story
James started drinking when he was thirteen and was kicked out of college soon after finishing his GCSEs. He got a job as a design engineer but his...