Criminal record declarations on job applications preventing rehabilitation

Asking people to declare criminal records on job applications may be putting off thousands of potential recruits, new research has found.

Figures from the National Audit Office show that re-offending costs the state £13bn a year, though employment is shown to reduce the rate of re-offending by 60%.

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