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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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- November 2013
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Education
Advice on the General Scheme of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013
The Minister for Education and Skills published the General Scheme of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013 on 2 September 2013. The aim of the proposed legislation and associated regulations is to provide a new ...
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- October 2013
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: LGBTQ+
Advice on the General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill 2013
The Minister for Social Protection published the General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill on 17 July 2013. Under the proposed legislation, once a gender recognition certificate is issued to a person, the person’s gender will ...
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- June 2013
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Family law
Advice on the Courts Bill 2013
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence published the Courts Bill 2013 on 19th March 2013. The Bill has two main purposes; to modify the in camera rule and to increase the monetary jurisdiction limits of ...
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- June 2012
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Child protection
Advice on the Heads of the Children First Bill 2012 and the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs published the Heads of the Children First Bill on the 25th of April 2012. The purpose of the proposed legislation is to place certain aspects of Children First: National ...
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- December 2011
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Child protection
Advice of the Ombudsman for Children on the Scheme of the National Vetting Bureau Bill 2011
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence published the Scheme of the National Vetting Bureau Bill on 27 July 2011. The aim of the Bill is to give effect to the recommendation made by the Joint ...
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- October 2011
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Child protection
Advice on the Draft General Scheme for the Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on Crimes Against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2011
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 ...
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- August 2010
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Children in care
Advice of the Ombudsman for Children on the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009
The Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 was published on 16 September 2009 by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The Bill provides for the High Court to have statutory jurisdiction to hear applications by the ...
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- July 2010
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: LGBTQ+
Advice on the Civil Partnership Bill 2009
The Civil Partnership Bill 2009 was published on 26 June 2009 by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The aim of the Bill is to establish a statutory civil partnership registration scheme for same-sex ...
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- June 2010
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Health
Advice on the Health (Amendment) Bill 2010
The Health (Amendment) Bill 2010 (the Bill) was referred to the Ombudsman for Children by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on 14 June 2010. The Bill arose from the difficulties in accessing information held ...
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- November 2009
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Adoption, Family law
Advice on the Adoption Bill 2009
The Adoption Bill 2009 was published on 23 January 2009 by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The stated aim of the Bill is to consolidate and modify existing adoption legislation, as well as to ...