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Dominic Headley, Nacro Legal Officer, reflects on Nacro’s work to support individuals with criminal records into work and the employers who can offer them a second chance

Nacro Chief Executive, Jacob Tas, took part in a live BBC news interview to discuss concerns about the youth custodial estate.

There must be a relentless focus upon putting resettlement at the heart of a custodial sentence, so that young people can take the important steps they need to move on from crime, identify and achieve their goals, and flourish in our communities.

On Monday 8 May, Jacob Tas took part in a live BBC Radio 5 Live interview, as part of a piece discussing reoffending rates. Jacob provided a national and expert view regarding why reoffending rates have changed very little in recent years and discussed solutions required to help reduce reoffending. You can listen to the…

In response to the 2017 Budget, Nacro Chief Executive, Jacob Tas, said: “We welcome the Budget plans to invest £500 million a year in developing vocational and technical education, enabling 16 to 19-year-olds to access improved training opportunities and routes into employment. “It is absolutely right that the government recognises the important role that vocational…

Responding to the 2017 Housing White Paper, Nacro Chief Executive, Jacob Tas, said: “We welcome aspects of the Housing White Paper, in particular the government’s commitment to increase the availability of affordable homes to rent, ensure longer-term tenancies and reduce rent rates for private renters. However, more thinking is required to ensure that vulnerable people…

Jacob Tas, Chief Executive of social justice charity, Nacro, said: “Nacro welcomes the Law Commission report on the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) filtering system, and fully supports recommendations for a wider review of the whole criminal records disclosure regime. “Around 10 million people in the UK have a criminal record. Many are for minor…

Speaking of the report Nacro Chief Executive, Jacob Tas, said: “We are pleased that the Government recognises that young adults up to the age of 25 have distinct needs to those of children and older adults in the criminal justice system and, therefore, the need for a tailored approach. “In particular, we support the Government’s…

Nacro wholeheartedly welcomes the Laming review on the life chances of children in care. Too many young people in the care system come in to contact with the criminal justice system. Too often this is unnecessary and can be responded to in less harmful ways. Nacro’s own research on looked-after children concurs that too many behaviours…

Speaking on the Home Office Crime Strategy published today, Nacro chief executive Jacob Tas, said: “We welcome the government’s focus on crime prevention announced this morning. It is very positive that preventing crime is prioritised and connected to the Prime Minister’s Life Chances agenda. “We are pleased that the Home Office has prioritised opportunity, the…

Commenting on the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s research on social mobility, Josh Coleman, Education Principal, at Nacro said: “This research is an important piece of work. There has been a forced separation of academic and vocational education since the 1950s and, for the first time, this tracks disadvantaged young people through their education…

As thousands of young people across Britain await their GCSE results today, Nacro calls on local authorities and schools to work with them to identify any young people for whom mainstream education has not worked.

Nacro argues that vocational education should be the pinnacle of our education system.

By Working Chance

This blog illustrates why it is important for employers to consider disclosure statements when interpreting criminal record information. 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…