WHERE TO GET HELP

Subsection: Offenders and ex-offenders

Printed material

Ex-Offenders Guide

Working in HM Prisons

Working with Young Offenders: A Reference Manual Containing Information for Helping Offenders, Ex-offenders and People at Risk

I Can’t Do That, Can I? - A Directory of Occupations and the Relevance of Criminal Convictions

Employing People With Criminal Records

Straight for Work

Releasing the Potential

Working with a Record
(Pack of 15 leaflets)

People Management

Recruiting Ex-offenders: The Employer’s Perspective

Gives employers detailed information about recruiting potential
staff with criminal records. Nacro

Download advice leaflets from the Nacro website free of charge (opens in new window)

A Brief Guide to Recruiting People with Criminal Records

This leaflet is for employers who need straightforward information on employing ex-offenders. It provides brief guidance on weighing up risk, the relevance of offences, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and how to find out about criminal records.Nacro

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Useful websites

Apex Trust

www.apextrust.com (opens in new window)
Apex Charitable Trust seeks to help people with criminal records
to obtain appropriate jobs or self-employment by providing them with the skills they need in the labour market and by working with employers to break down the barriers to their employment.

Bridging the Gap

www.btguk.org (opens in new window)
Bridging the Gap (BTG) is a registered charity which aims to help discharged prisoners settle back into the community.The organisation offers advice and information to them, their families, prison and probation staff, students, academics and interested members of the public. In addition to the online resource the organisation also produces a Resource CD-ROM containing a great deal of useful information and contact details.

DIUS - Offenders Learning and Skills

Inside Out Trust

www.inside-out.org.uk (opens in new window)
The Inside Out Trust develops prison projects based on restorative justice principles. Prisoners learn new skills which they willingly use to provide goods and services to disadvantaged people all over the world; new skills which should improve their own employment prospects after release.

Prison Reform Trust

www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk (opens in new window)
The work of the Prison Reform Trust is aimed at creating a just, human and effective penal system.The organisations does this by: inquiring into the workings of the system; informing prisoners, staff and the wider public; and by influencing parliament and officials towards reform.

Prisoner Education Trust

www.prisonerseducation.org.uk (opens in new window)
Prisoners’ Education Trust was founded in 1989 by a Prison Education Manager and others who saw a need to extend educational opportunities beyond what could be provided by the Education Service. In 2000 the trust made 737 grants to prisoners wanting to make a fresh start.

Prison Service

www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk (opens in new window)
On this site you can find out about the work carried out in prisons throughout England and Wales. Whether you’re looking for job opportunities, have a friend or family member in prison or simply want to find out more about the service, this site has been designed to provide the information you need.