Help and advice for ex-offenders
Further help for ex-offenders
Nacro (National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders) has centres that help offenders and ex-offenders deal with having a criminal record, drug or alcohol problems, or finding work and somewhere to live.
Nacro also offers careers and education advice and financial help, and they can help with reading, writing, numbers and communications skills. They also organise activities such as football, arts and education projects.
Staff on the Nacro Resettlement Plus helpline (tel 020 7840 6464) can:
- tell you if a job is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
- advise you on employment, housing, education and training, and other services
- tell you more about rehabilitation periods and spent convictions
- tell you more about the disclosure process.
They also have information on many subjects, including:
- criminal convictions
- information for prisoners' families and friends
- resettlement advice
- money, benefits and debt
- finding a home
- finding a job
- advice for employers
Publications which are particularly useful are:
- Sorting Yourself Out - Applying for Work (with a criminal record)
- Guide to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
You can download leaflets and publications from Nacro here:
Wales
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Other organisations
