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No. 30 of 2014

Children First Bill 2014

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Children First Bill 2014 would strengthen child protection by requiring organisations working with children to assess risks, adopt and display safeguarding statements, and requiring specified professionals to report suspected abuse or neglect to the Child and Family Agency. It would also require cooperation with assessments and create an interdepartmental group to monitor implementation across Government.

Formal long title

for the purposes of making further and better provision for the care and protection of children and for those purposes to require the preparation, by certain providers of services to children, of child safeguarding statements; to require certain persons to make reports to the Child and Family Agency in respect of children in certain circumstances; to require certain persons to assist the Child and Family Agency in certain circumstances; to provide for the establishment of the Children First Inter-Departmental Implementation Group; to make provision for the preparation of sectoral implementation plans by Departments of State; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 17 April 2018

Sponsor
  • Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Children First Bill 2015: From the Seanad
    Dáil
  • Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages
    Seanad
  • Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages
    Dáil
  • Children First Bill 2014: Committee Stage
    Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
  • Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed)
    Dáil
  • Children First Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee
    Dáil
  • Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed)
    Dáil
  • Children First Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage
    Dáil

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