{"id":1961,"date":"2024-02-26T15:55:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairchancealliance.co.uk\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2024-03-13T18:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T18:36:26","slug":"news-in-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairchancealliance.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/news-in-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"February: News in brief"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1961\" class=\"elementor elementor-1961\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2e600a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2e600a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43e3475\" data-id=\"43e3475\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022b66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"022b66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Here&#8217;s some news you may have missed over the last few months while we&#8217;ve all be hunkered down for the winter&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><h5>Strategic Advisory Board<\/h5><p>On February 27th we convened our inaugural Strategic Advisory Board with members from leading organisations. We\u2019ll introduce them officially at our <strong>May 22nd launch event<\/strong>, by which time they\u2019ll also have been showcased here on the Fair Chance Business Alliance website.<\/p><h5>Four nations&#8230;<\/h5><p>We\u2019re currently working with the Scottish and Northern Irish prison services to ensure a robust and portable employment charter can be adopted across all four nations of the UK. This is a UK &#8220;First&#8221;, which is surprising given how many companies operate across national borders.<\/p><h5>&#8230; and beyond!<\/h5><p>We\u2019ve gone international! The Corporate Coalition of Chicago started piloting the Bronze tier of the charter in January.<\/p><h5>Early adopters<\/h5><p>We\u2019ve started inviting selected employers to join the Alliance as <strong>early adopters<\/strong> for a time-limited annual membership fee. These are typically leading inclusive employers with a demonstrable commitment to ED&amp;I who we believe can add real value to the Fair Chance movement. Until the end of this year, we\u2019ll continue to also welcome Founding Members of the Alliance and Founding Signatories of our Employment Charter. We\u2019re determined to recognise the commitment of beacon ESG &amp; CSR businesses, who together with early adopters will ensure the financial sustainability of the Alliance through both annual membership and pledges.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">There\u2019s an active pipeline of more than 50 leading inclusive employers lined up for post-launch membership.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>And if you&#8217;d like to know more about signing the Fair Chance Pledge and becoming a founding signatory, please do <a href=\"https:\/\/fairchancealliance.co.uk\/#contact\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/p><h5>Invitation to consult<\/h5><p>Scotland\u2019s next new prison is opening in a couple of years and FCBA has been invited by SPS to consult on, and explore the various education and work pathways open to those in custody. They&#8217;ve invited us to help them design a regime which will give individuals the best chance of success after release, as well as bring employers on board at the earliest opportunity. We can&#8217;t wait to get started!<\/p><h5>Jobs board<\/h5><p>Finally, it\u2019s been a key ambition since we founded the Alliance to launch a jobs board specifically for Fair Chance candidates and employers. Discussions are ongoing and we expect to have more news about this development in the summer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s some news you may have missed over the last few months while we&#8217;ve all be hunkered down for the winter&#8230; Strategic Advisory Board On February 27th we convened our inaugural Strategic Advisory Board with members from leading organisations. 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