Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Creates new criminal offence for adults who compel, coerce, direct, deceive, induce, invite, aid, abet, counsel or procure a child to engage in criminal activity.
• Penalties: up to 12 months imprisonment or class A fine on summary conviction; up to 5 years imprisonment or fine on indictment.
• Amends Bail Act 1997 to allow courts to refuse bail for these offences where reasonably necessary to prevent serious offences.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   23 Jan 2023
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   31 May 2023
3. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Dec 2023
4. Second Stage26th Seanad

   6 Dec 2023
5. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Dec 2023
6. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   28 Dec 2023
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   31 Jan 2024
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   5 Mar 2024
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   5 Mar 2024
10. Enacted

    11 Mar 2024

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages5 Mar 2024↗
• Second Stage31 Jan 2024↗
• Report and Final Stages6 Dec 2023↗
• Second Stage (Resumed)1 Jun 2023↗
• Second Stage31 May 2023↗

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