Apex Charitable Trust works across North West England and seeks to help people with criminal records obtain appropriate jobs or self-employment by providing them with the skills they need in the labour market and by working with employers to break down the barriers to their employment.

Provides a variety of educational programmes that can give ex-offenders qualifications and skills, in order to facilitate finding a job

Step Together provide tailored one-to-one support to help individuals into volunteering placements that match their needs and interests, and help them develop the personal and practical skills required to build a more positive future.

St Giles Trust runs a range of services designed to help ex-offenders; employment, support, community based training, and housing/emergency accommodation.

Trailblazers is a national charity that reduces re-offending among young people through providing volunteer mentors. They reduce re-offending in young people by helping them change their attitude, thinking and behaviour through intensive mentoring, advice, advocacy and targeted specialist support.

Unlock is an independent charity for people with convictions who are dealing with the effects of having a criminal record. They give advice and support across many areas such as: how to disclose to employers, criminal record checks, getting insurance and travelling abroad through their confidential peer-run helpline.

Women in Prison is a women-centred, women-run organisation that provides specialist services to women affected by the criminal justice system both in prison and in the community throughout England.

Working Chance is a charity which helps women offenders navigate the transition into employment, helping them find paid work and offering voluntary placements.

A registered charity with one simple purpose – to offer people with convictions the hope of a better future by finding sustainable employment. The first step to becoming a Clean Sheet Member is by filling out their membership module

This campaign calls on employers to remove the criminal conviction tick box from application forms to give people with convictions a fair chance to compete for jobs. Ban the Box, has now reached the encouraging milestone of over 1 million jobs, which no longer ask for details of criminal convictions up-front.

The following link leads to a website that contains a list of recommended employers who have shown a willingness to publicly support ex-offenders.

The Employers' Forum for Reducing Re-offending (EFFRR) is a HMPPS-led initiative chaired by Greggs Retail and People Director, Roisin Currie. It is a collective of local and national employers that provide training and employment opportunities for offenders, including Greene King, Timpson, Marks & Spencer, Willmott Dixon and many more.