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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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- June 2006
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Child protection
Advice on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006
On 23 May 2006, in the case of CC v Ireland and others, the Supreme Court struck down Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1935 as unconstitutional. Section 1 (1) of the Act ...
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- April 2006
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Youth justice
Advice on the proposed changes to the Children Act, 2001
The OCO welcomed the work of the Youth Justice Task Force and the Report on the Youth Justice Review published in January 2006. The Youth Justice Task Force has brought much needed leadership and vision to ...
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- March 2005
- Type: Advice, Submission
- Topic: Education
Ombudsman for Children Submission to the Task Force on Student Behaviour
Formal and informal education is a central part of the lives of Children. Art 42 of the Irish Constitution recognises that right to education. In this submission, we highlight the large number of good practices at ...
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- January 2005
- Type: Advice, Submission
Submission to the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution
In trying to influence or effect change at a strategic level, there could be no opportunity as great as that presented by a review of the Irish Constitution. In this submission we took this opportunity to ...