"There was loads of grown men egging the kids on to chuck stuff at the police."

Should a child caught up in the 2024 riots have their entire future defined by that moment?

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza reminds us how a broken system shapes young lives. @longfordtrust.bsky.social

After hundreds of FairChecks supporters wrote to Lord Chancellor David Lammy calling for fairer criminal records checks, we received a response from Lord Timpson.

🔗Read the full letter here - and join the movement, if you haven't already! fairchecks.org.uk/lord-timpson...

A criminal record, even for a minor offence, can hold you back from work opportunities for a long, long time.

We need a more proportionate system - for people with records, for their families, for our society and economy.

Help us secure a fairer future, join our campaign today - fairchecks.org.uk

Following heartbreaking insight from Jade, a victim of grooming gangs who was convicted for sexual offences as a child, Paula Harriott explains our campaign for wider change regarding childhood criminal records on Woman's Hour.

🔗Catch up on the full segment here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

♾️A lifetime of punishment for one moment in time?

It's time for change, and the best way you can help is to write to your MP and ask to set up a meeting to discuss criminal records reform.

🔗We've made it easy! Take a few minutes to send a quick email here: lnkd.in/euQwFpQH

FairChecks supporter Steve met with his MP to talk about criminal records reform. 🎥 Hear Steve’s reflections and why he thinks meeting your MP matters ⬇️

💙 Ready to take action? Use our handy tool to send off an email to your MP in a matter of minutes:
🔗https://fairchecks.org.uk/write-to-your-mp/

⚠️Just one week to go until our briefing at the House of Lords. This is a huge opportunity for us to communicate directly with decision-makers - and we need as many MPs in the room as possible!

Will you help by inviting your MP today?
It takes less than 2 minutes⬇️
🔗 fairchecks.org.uk/invite-your-...

⚠️ In March, we're hosting a briefing to inform MPs and Lords of the issues surrounding criminal records disclosure and how they can help.

Let's make sure we have as many MPs as possible in attendance - can you take two minutes to invite your MP?

🔗➡️ fairchecks.org.uk/invite-your-...

⚠️One week to go until voting for the Smiley Charity Film Awards closes!⚠️

Your vote for FairChecks could make all the difference in helping us advance to the next stage, and reach more people with our message! 🤞

🔗Please take a moment to vote here⬇️
smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/fairch...

🎉Our short film, FairChecks, is up for a Smiley Award!

🌟Help us amplify this call for change and share the film's powerful message with new audiences - vote for us to win!

😊Watch the film & vote now: smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/fairch...

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A criminal record can be a lifelong barrier to employment, volunteering, housing and more. Is the system really proportionate?

@penelopegibbs.bsky.social speaks at the @instituteforgov.bsky.social public services conference last week.

🔗Join the FairChecks movement: fairchecks.org.uk