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23 November 2016

Statistics show that between 2010 and 2015 one police officer per day was arrested on average in the UK on suspicion of some kind of criminal offence. In total, 1,629 officers were arrested in the UK during this period on suspicion of crimes including assault, grievous bodily harm and manslaughter. 500 of these were convicted of offences or suspended from duty.

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18 October 2016

Social media accounts are now an everyday part of life for job seekers and make up an important part if their identity, history, character and interests. Since inception, where we saw platforms like Bebo and MySpace launch, social media has allowed people to share their innermost thoughts, feelings, interests and beliefs.

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10 October 2016

When applying for a new job, many applicants are discouraged due to the need to declare a criminal past at the first stage of an application. The Ban the Box campaign aims to remove and reposition the need for those with previous convictions from having to disclose their history at the first stage of job application.

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