Finding a job if you have conflict related convictions
If you or a family member have been rejected from employment due to conflict related convictions prior to the Good Friday Agreement, the Review Panel in Northern Ireland can provide help and guidance.
What the Review Panel can do
The Review Panel can provide help and advice if you have conflict related convictions and can contact employers on your behalf with regard to issues such as:
- being qualified for a post and being rejected at the application stage due to holding a conviction
- being advised that a conflict-related conviction is deemed as materially relevant when you feel this not to be the case
- a relative who does not have a conviction but is vetted from a post/job due to your conflict related conviction
- being asked to complete an AccessNI check that is not required for the post applied for
- being refused a Security Clearance Certificate
- passing interview and being offered employment that is then withdrawn after declaration of a conviction
- being rejected after an AccessNI check by an employer that does not provide a written policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders
What to do if you have an issue
Contact the Review Panel at the link below: