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Schoolgirls Petition to ban uniforms in Porn Movies

JASB — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:33:59 GMT

I am sure many have seen or read about this recently.

Ban school uniforms in Porn - appeal for more signatures

A close friend; whom I have not had to declare to, sent me the above link which generat

Post your success story's finding work with an SO

Aradia — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:01:46 GMT

So I thought I would start a post where everyone in a similar position to me can post any ideas of what has worked for them and what didn't work.This can range from training to self employment to employed work. I will list everything I have managed to do

Direct Line Insurance Group sold

Goldeneye — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:19:46 GMT

I know this will be old news to some as it happened a few months ago, but sadly Direct Line Group (ie. the owner of all the insurance companies that don't ask about convictions) is in the process of being sold to Aviva. It will be interesting to see what

opencourtdata.uk

GloriaGayn — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:17:09 GMT

Hi All,
This is my first post, and I wanted to share something I’ve recently become aware of that may be relevant to some forum members. The 'Open Court Data' website publishes information relating to UK court hearings, including information about cha

Anyone Used Solicitor James Mcaulay Please

Hola — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:02:03 GMT

Am considering appointing him to help me and would be interested in any feedback
Thanks in advance

New to forum

GloriaGayn — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:06:55 GMT

Hi all,
I've joined to support my child who was convicted and sentenced this summer, thankfully without the worst case scenario it could have been.
However, for the time being our bubble has been burst due to the arrival of opencourtdata.uk. I wil

Vpu wing

1986 — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:50:25 GMT

Just wondering if anyone has any tips/advice for someone going to prison for the first time? And any personal stories on spending time on the vpu wings ? Day to day experiences, general safety, food. Stories from the court room to 1st night in the c

New member - experiences with Interpol notices?

New Me — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:42:26 GMT

Apologies in advance for the long post. This is my first post, I’ll probably do an introduction post at some point but in short, I’m about 6 months post-sentence, which took place 15 months after the knock. My offences were online communications, no image

Directors Indemnity Insurance

JASB — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:38:35 GMT

Hi

I am lucky enough to own my own flat and also a share in the freehold. This means the other owners and myself are answerable only to ourselves.
Sounds great but it lacked direction and therefore building maintenance was not been undertaken

I had to turn down a promotion due to potential Google effect - gutted!

RunningMan — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:16:53 GMT

Long story short: I was offered a role in a new company. It did not require a DBS nor was it in any regulated sectors.

ESTA - New wording from Moral turpitude to serious damage/

Cookie — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:23:19 GMT

Why is this question so subjective to who answers it? It would be so much easier if it was like the AUS method of "have you been to prison for more than 12 months".

So the new question for criminal records is has now changed to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuKcInKFQPw

Also this person's channel describes the full force of the Ame

Applying for a visa whilst on the SOR

Traveller8 — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:31:45 GMT

Hello,

I am wondering if anyone has had any success applying for a visa whilst on the SOR?

I am currently on it indefinitely however my offence was 8 years ago. And I live in an area that has some of the lowest numbers for people appeal

Huw Edwards substack

punter99 — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:20:46 GMT

https://substack.com/home/post/p-206618134

This could have been written by lots of us on the forum. Not sure why he is posting it on substack, but fair play to him for putting his head abov

"Release is not freedom"

punter99 — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:41:26 GMT

This is a great quote from one of the justice ministers I think. It should be the motto of the probation service, replacing the old one which was, believe it or not, "advise, assist and befriend".

So now we know how the govt is going to "fix" the

Restriction zones

punter99 — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:26:31 GMT

The latest gimmick from the MoJ. It seems to be marketed as the latest way to punish SO who have been released from prison, by restricting their movements to just a few miles from their home address. We already have exclusion zones, and SHPOs which

Post Brexit- impact on travelling to Europe

Normallife — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:34:07 GMT

Is anyone else worried about what might happen if we choose to abandon freedom of movement during Brexit negotiations?

One area of concern is we would require visas to travel to the continent and may be required to declare convictions! This is un

Applying for ESTA while on SOR (irrespective of travelling)

Stersco83 — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:06:00 GMT

Leaving aside the question of actual travel, is being on the SOR a logical hindrance to ESTA application process?

What about being on the SOR while somewhere abroad? I.e. when notices may be up.

FYI I recently applied successfu

Prisoner releases

punter99 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:26:33 GMT

The other day I heard something remarkable. The victims commissioner said that releasing prisoners based on how we feel emotionally about their victims is not a sensible approach. It gets right to the heart of the issue around prisoner releases and how th

Google Removals Journey

khafka — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:46:10 GMT

Hey folks,

I thought I'd document my second attempt at trying to get search results about me removed in the hopes it may help someone in the future and give a bit of a realistic overview of what actually happens.

So a quick recap of the

Cyprus no longer admitting RSOs ?

CB Root — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:47:03 GMT

I heard from a usually reliable source that Cyprus (the EU bit) are now turning away RSOs.

Can't find anything online about it, just wondering if anyone had more info ?

We're hiring! Community Network Coordinator (Part-time)

Deb S — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:32:33 GMT

Do you believe that everyone deserves access to good advice and support, regardless of their past?

We're looking for a Community Network Coordinator to help grow a network of grassroots organisations supporting people with criminal