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Submission on the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2015
- October 2015
- Type: Advice
- Topic: Criminal justice
Ireland is required to transpose into Irish law EU Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime by the 16 November 2015. In light of this, the Minister for Justice and Equality published the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2015 (‘the General Scheme’) on 14 July 2015.
In accordance with the Ombudsman for Children’s statutory mandate, this submission focuses on child victims of crime. Its purpose is to propose a number of ways in which the legislation could be enhanced to take fuller account of the rights and welfare of child victims of crime, in accordance with Ireland’s human rights obligations in this regard.
- October 2015
- Type: Advice
- Topic: Criminal justice
