We’re excited to announce a new partnership between RBIJ and Unlock! This collaboration will empower UK businesses and organizations to build more inclusive workplaces by providing essential support and guidance for recruiting people with criminal records.

RBIJ’s Deputy CEO Lena Patel shares her thoughts on the appointment of James Timpson OBE to Minister for Prisons, Parole, and Probation following the U.K. election.

We spoke with Lord Dr. Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE about justice reform in the UK and his work to create a fair criminal record clearing system.

On April 19 RBIJ was thrilled to bring together an incredible group of business leaders, parliamentarians and justice campaigners at the House of Lords to kick-off our support of the #FairChecks campaign. #FairChecks is a growing movement to reform the UK’s broken, ineffective and unfit-for-purpose criminal record check system.

The Conservative landslide has caused grave concern in the British criminal justice community. Over the past 18 months Home Secretary Priti Patel has doubled down on the party’s “tough on crime” reputation, promising to make criminals “feel terror”. This accompanies proposals for tougher sentencing, greater police stop-and-search powers, and an end to early release.