National Vetting Bureau Act 2012

In this essay we take a look at a couple of situations that the vetting legislation specifically says fall outside of the remit of the vetting legislation. We look at family relationships, personal relationships, and also occasional assistance given by individuals. We look at the different …Read More

In last week’s essay we traced the winding path taken by the legislation from its genesis in a 2008 Joint Committee constitutional report on children, through to the heads of the bill in 2011, the bill becoming an Act in 2012, the stumbling blocks that the …Read More

In this next instalment in our series of essays on Garda Vetting and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012-2016 (the “Act”), we’re going to take a walk along the path trodden by the Act in its legislative journey since 2011 up to …Read More

Scales of Justice
In our next series of essays, I am going to take us on a walk through of the National Vetting Bureau Act 2012 (the “Act”). Today’s essay will be a brief overview of this ground-breaking legislation, and sets out what we’ll be exploring …Read More