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The OCO library brings together our policy submissions and advice to Government, OCO strategies, reports, investigation statements, financial information and more.
Latest Releases - Type: Advice
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- August 2023
- Type: Advice
- Topic: Health
Healthcare supports for transgender children; A children’s rights perspective from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office
Access to multidisciplinary health services and supports for transgender children and children who are questioning their identity, is a children’s rights issue. Having ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Ireland is obliged under ...
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- December 2018
- Type: Advice, Views of young people
- Topic: Education, OCO info
Children’s Participation in Decision-making
Children have the right to express their views and to have those views considered, according to their age and understanding. Public bodies and organisations that work with children have a responsibility to respect that right. However, ...
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- February 2018
- Type: Advice, Report
- Topic: Child protection, Children in care, Disability, Education, Family law, Health, Housing, Mental health, Youth justice
A Guide to Child-Centred Complaints Handling
This Guide to Child-Centred Complaints Handling sets out core principles of good practice for dealing with complaints made by or on behalf of children. We have developed the Guide to encourage and support organisations that provide ...
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- June 2017
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Data Protection, Online
Observations on the General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017
The General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017 (‘General Scheme’) was published on 12 May 2017. The stated aims of this legislation are: to give further effect to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which ...
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- April 2017
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Education
Advice of the Ombudsman for Children on the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016
The Minister for Education and Skills published the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 on 6 July 2016. The aim of the legislation and associated regulations is to provide a new framework to govern school admissions ...
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- November 2015
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Adoption
Submission by the Ombudsman for Children on the General Scheme of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs published the General Scheme of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill (‘the General Scheme’) on 27th July 2015 and subsequently forwarded the General Scheme to the Oireachtas Committee on ...
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- October 2015
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Criminal justice
Submission on the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2015
Ireland is required to transpose into Irish law EU Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime by the 16 November 2015. In light of this, the Minister for ...
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- July 2015
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Child protection, Online
Advice on the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2014
The Minister for Justice and Equality published the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2014 (“the General Scheme”) on 27th November 2014. The Bill proposes wide ranging reforms of the law, including stronger ...
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- July 2015
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Immigration
Observations on the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill 2015
The Minister for Justice and Equality published the General Scheme of the International Protection Bill (‘the General Scheme’) on 25 March 2015. This submission is being made to the Minister for Justice and Equality and to ...
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- May 2014
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Family law
Advice on the General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014
The Minister for Justice and Equality published the General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014 on 30 January 2014. The aim of the proposed legislation is to put in place a legal architecture ...