A fresh start for the criminal records system
FairChecks is a movement calling for a major review of the criminal records disclosure system in England and Wales. We need a fairer and more proportionate system that allows people to find work and move on with their lives.

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Law change: could your conviction be spent?
Criminal record spending periods are changing under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act Big

Just a ‘slap on the wrist’? The long term impact of cautions
Connor’s story Connor intervened when a man was verbally abusing an elderly couple outside his

Law change: could your conviction be spent?
Criminal record spending periods are changing under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act Big

Just a ‘slap on the wrist’? The long term impact of cautions
Connor’s story Connor intervened when a man was verbally abusing an elderly couple outside his

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