FairChecks at the House of Lords
FairChecks was recently at the House of Lords for a parliamentary reception hosted by Lord Hastings. The reception, organised in collaboration with the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice and Impact & Influence, aimed to introduce FairChecks to a wider audience of businesses and parliamentarians.
More than 80 guests from across government, business, and the FairChecks community attended the event, including MPs and civil servants responsible for criminal records policy.
Attendees heard from speakers including Lord Hastings and Ash Prashar who are committed to reforming what shows up on criminal record checks, so that people who’ve served their sentence can move on.
MPs show up for change
MPs from all major parties were in attendance, included Janet Daby (Labour), Marsha de Cordova (Labour), Alistair Carmichael (Lib Dem), and Anthony Mangnall (Conservatives).
In recent months, FairChecks supporters have been seeking meetings with their MP to share their experience and discuss the need for change. If you would like to speak with your MP about reforming criminal records policy, find out how here or email us at fairchecks@transformjustice.org.uk
Sign our petition
Nobody should be trapped in the past because of mistakes made long ago. We urgently need to reform criminal record checks so that people who have already served their sentence can move on. Signing and sharing our anonymous petition helps us show the government that there is public support for change.
