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Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Matt Carthy · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 26 Jun 2025
- Last updated
- 27 Jun 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates new civil protection orders for victims of sexual violence when courts find sexual offences proved under specified criminal laws.
- Allows courts to issue protection orders for complainants in cases involving rape, human trafficking, child exploitation, and related sexual offences.
- Defines eligible victims and establishes legal mechanism for courts to grant civil protection orders following criminal conviction or court findings.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil26 Jun 2025
- Second Stage34th Dáil25 Nov 2025
Debates
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