EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means51/2020Official bill number / year
Children (Amendment) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Michael McDowell · Independent
- Introduced
- 6 Nov 2020
- Last updated
- 4 May 2021
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Children Act 2001 to restrict publication and broadcasting of reports or pictures that identify or could identify certain children in court proceedings.
- Applies specifically to cases covered by section 252 of the Children Act 2001, affecting how media reports such cases.
- Aims to protect child identity and privacy in legal proceedings through stricter rules on identifying information in reports and broadcasts.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad6 Nov 2020
- Second Stage26th Seanad6 Nov 2020
- Committee Stage26th Seanad15 Feb 2021
- Report Stage26th Seanad1 Mar 2021
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad5 Mar 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil5 Mar 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil1 Apr 2021
- Report Stage33rd Dáil1 Apr 2021
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil1 Apr 2021
- Cream List26th Seanad19 Apr 2021
- Enacted26 Apr 2021
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