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Advice on the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Trafficking in Persons and Sexual Offences) Bill 2006

The General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Trafficking in Persons and Sexual Offences) Bill was referred to the OCO by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on 20 July 2006.

In accordance with this statutory function, our on the Scheme is set out in this document. It is divided into three sections as follows: general comments on the trafficking and child protection matters raised by the Scheme; detailed comments on the Heads of the Scheme; and advice regarding lacunae in our law and practice that are not addressed in the Scheme.