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Advice on the Draft General Scheme for the Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on Crimes Against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2011
- October 2011
- Type: Advice
- Topic: Child protection
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence published the Scheme of a Bill to create a criminal offence of withholding information relating to the commission of arrestable offences, including sexual offences, against a child or a vulnerable adult on 13 July 2011.
In addition, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has indicated that she will bring forward legislation placing certain aspects of Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children on a statutory footing
We consider that the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on Crimes Against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2011 and the proposal to put Children First on a statutory footing consist of an overlap between them with respect to the issue of reporting abuse.
It is recommended therefore that both pieces of legislation be advanced through the Houses of the Oireachtas at the same time and, if possible, in the same Bill.
- October 2011
- Type: Advice
- Topic: Child protection
