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Ban the Box calls for employers to: remove the tick box asking about unspent criminal convictions from job application forms.
It is a way for organisations to publicly commit to considering applicants’ skills, experience and ability to do the job before asking about criminal convictions. But not make changes to the checks and processes that are legally required when recruiting when recruiting for ‘regulated’ roles as defined by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), such as jobs with children or vulnerable adults.
This is a change that Whitespace Group put into place in 2024.
"Candidates with a criminal record can now apply for jobs at Whitespace Group with the knowledge that they will be assessed on their ability to do the job before any convictions are fairly considered. Having a job can reduce a person’s chance of reoffending by up to 50% and we want to lead the way in offering people a chance to turn their lives around while helping to keep communities safer."
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