Benefits of diverse recruitment

The Inclusive Hiring Model Toolkit is a comprehensive roadmap designed to help organisations of all sizes, start-ups, SMEs, and large enterprises, create fairer, more equitable recruitment processes. It’s not a one-size-fits-all checklist, but a flexible framework that meets businesses where they are and guides them toward meaningful change.

There are thousands of skilled candidates with criminal records actively seeking employment. Not because they’re desperate, but because they want to contribute. Yet automatic rejection policies, outdated vetting systems, and fear-based hiring prevent access

Today’s workforce, especially younger generations , expects transparency. They don’t want corporate language that glosses over uncomfortable realities, they want to know: does this company really walk its talk? Hiring prison leavers signals courage and says, we believe in rehabilitation, not just diversity tick boxes...

By bringing prison leavers into your team you’re not just adding another viewpoint, you’re adding someone who can think outside the box, who sees risk differently, and who may ask different and challenging questions.

Explore how inclusive hiring of prison leavers improves staff retention, reduces reoffending, and strengthens workplace culture through lived experience