2. Recruitment procedures and policy development
Review and update policies based on changing legislation
Keep your Ex-offender policy up to date with regular reviews and updates, taking into account legislative changes and your organisation's adaptations. Find a specialist partner to help you stay compliant.
What does success look like?
Regularly review and update your Ex-offender policy.
A policy that remains relevant and compliant with legislation changes.
Access to a specialist partner for policy updates and support.
How would Offploy do it?
Diarise an annual review of the Ex-Offender Recruitment policy to take account of changing legislation and internal practices. The Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Act 2022 has major implications for the rehabilitation of offenders and calculating when their convictions become “spent” in law. You will need to ensure that you are up to date with changes like this as they occur.
Subscribe to a professional organisation (e.g. CIPD, CMI) to receive updates on key HR related legislation. See: CIPD Membership: HR and Learning & Development - CIPD | CIPD and CMI Membership | Join the Professional Body for Managers - CMI
Partner with specialist ex-offender organisations like Offploy to understand the impact of legislation such as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on rehabilitation periods and what therefore needs to be disclosed by your applicants, and when you may have to return or destroy conviction information.
Examples in Practice
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