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National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Réada Cronin · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 12 Oct 2022
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates a Register of General Consents allowing individuals to give one-time consent to vetting disclosure, valid for 3 years, eliminating repeated vetting applications across multiple organisations.
- Streamlines vetting process: organisations can access registered individuals' information without requiring fresh consent or information each time, reducing administrative burden on volunteers and employees.
- Bureau must review register regularly, remove individuals who develop criminal records or specified information, and people must notify Bureau of relevant changes in circumstances.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil12 Oct 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil12 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage34th Dáil1 May 2025
Debates
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