Last week, Nacro’s CEO, Jacob Tas, spoke on a panel discussion at the Annual Youth Justice Convention 2016, which took place in Milton Keynes.
A new report from Beyond Youth Custody states that young people in the criminal youth justice system have a disproportionate amount of trauma in their backgrounds which must be identified and responded to effectively.
If you require specific advice and guidance on disclosure read our dedicated webpage on Helping your clients with disclosure, book a place on one of our upcoming criminal record disclosure training sessions, or contact our Resettlement Advice Service.
For many years criminal record information has, legitimately or otherwise, been shared with employers and organisations.
Criminal record information can be obtained legally from Disclosure Scotland, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or from the individual to whom the criminal record information relates.
If you require specific advice and guidance on how to disclose a criminal record to an employer, read our dedicated webpage on Disclosing criminal records to employers. Alternatively you can contact our Resettlement Advice Service.
See Nacro’s response to the 2016 Autumn Statement.
We welcome the interim findings of the Lammy Review, which shows worrying rates of bias against BAME groups at many stages of the criminal justice system from arrest through to prosecution in Magistrates and Crown courts. Read more.
Nacro Chief Executive, Jacob Tas, was interviewed live on Sky News yesterday evening regarding recent protests by prison officers in disputes over safety, as well as wider issues affecting the sector.
We are delighted to have supported Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) in the development of this excellent guidance on fair admissions of students with criminal records; we would encourage all higher education establishments to read it.
Nacro welcomes the Justice Committee’s report of its inquiry on Young Adult Offenders and supports the Committee’s recognition of the distinct needs of 18-25 year olds in the criminal justice system.
