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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 - Topic: Family law
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- March 2021
- Type: Submission
- Topic: Children in care, Family law
OCO’s submission on developing a national family justice system
In February 2021, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office made a submission to the Family Justice Oversight Group to inform this Group’s initial work to develop a national family justice system.
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- June 2018
- Type: Submission
- Topic: Criminal justice, Family law
Submission on the Domestic Violence Bill 2017
In June 2017, we made a submission to the Minister for Justice and Equality on the Domestic Violence Bill 2017. In our submission, we welcomed the stated aim of this Bill to improve protections available to ...
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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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- November 2015
- Type: Report
- Topic: Children in care, Family law
Observations on the Department of Children and Youth Affairs consultation paper on Guardian ad Litem Arrangements
The OCO welcomed the initiative of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) to prepare a policy approach to the reform of guardian ad litem (GAL) arrangements in proceedings under the Child Care Act 1991. ...
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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 ...
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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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- April 2011
- Type: Report
- Topic: Child protection, Children in care, Disability, Education, Family law, Health, Housing, Immigration, Mental health, Transport, Youth justice
A children’s rights analysis of investigations
The purpose of this review is to audit our approach to the investigations function in monitoring children’s rights and to determine in the context of a need for public sector reform, the areas that particularly affect ...
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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 ...