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Free webinar on hiring ex-offenders for business

Event explains how recruiting people with convictions can improve staff retention, reduce staff absences and improve corporate social responsibility.

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New podcast tackles addiction and prison stigma

The latest from the home of positive news features a new podcast which sees actor Jason Flemyng interview high profile former prisoners and addicts as part of the More than my Past campaign

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Charity urges bosses to take on ex-offenders and former addicts

Charity urges bosses to take on ex-offenders and former addicts | More Than My Past campaign aims to tackle stigma towards ex-offenders and people in recovery from addiction

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Getting Brent ex-offenders back to work

Bright Futures, a new specialist employment programme, provided by The Forward Trust in the London Borough of Brent will enable ex-offenders to secure employment in good quality jobs that are aligned to their skills.

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Award-winning social enterprise is reducing re-offending one pasty at a time

HMPasties, a not-for-profit social enterprise which aims to reduce re-offending by employing people with criminal convictions to produce baked goods, wins Heart of Salford Award for Social Enterprise.

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