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On Wed 30th Sept, team members Gill and Paula, along with collaborotors, joined an international panel at the 15th UN Congress Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu Dhabi. Olivia Rope from Penal Reform International opened the discussed the strong human rights basis for lived experience involvement in criminal justice, emphasising that people affected by…

On 10 June 2026, Gill and Emma attended the launch of the new 5 year strategy for Unlock – for people with criminal records.  The event was held at the beautiful Lincoln’s Inn, London, in honour of their long serving president, Judge John Samuels KC. It included a brilliant keynote from Professor Shadd Maruna (UKRI project mentor and…

Between 12-15 January 2026, the team, advisory board and stakeholders from university and charity sites worked together to co-test and develop a Compassionate Curriculum. This curriculum has a simple aim: to make universities and workplaces more accessible, humane and less excluding for people with convictions as they enter education and employment. Huge thanks to Dominique,…

In June, 2025, Gill attended the #BASWConf2025 and Birkbeck Social Science Festival. At BASW, Manchester, she worked alongside Dr Caroline J. Bald Dr Danica Darley Dr Sarah Waite Keith Skerman to amplify the voices and experiences of women impacted by criminalisation and their families. At Birkbeck, London she located the growth of coproduced criminal justice…

On Thursday, 8 May, Gill Buck facilitated a workshop at the Criminal Justice Research Symposium, Manchester Metropolitan University: Fostering lived experience in research. She was joined by Jenni Berlin from User Voice and Line Lerche Morck and Martin Celosse-Andersen from Aarhus University, who discussed: How can research be done safely and responsibly with people directly impacted by…