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Children First Act 2015
Oireachtas
  • An Act for the purposes of making further and better provision for the care and protection of children and for those purposes to require the preparation, by certain providers of services to children, of child safeguarding statements; to require certain persons to make reports to the Child and Family Agency in respect of children in certain circumstances; to require certain persons to assist the Child and Family Agency in certain circumstances; to provide for the establishment of the Children First Inter-Departmental Implementation Group; to make provision for the preparation of sectoral implementation plans by Departments of State; to provide for the abolition of the common law defence of reasonable chastisement and, for that purpose, to amend the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 ; and to provide for related matters.
CitationNo. 36 of 2015
Territorial extentIreland
Passed byDáil
Passed14 July 2015
Passed bySeanad
Passed21 October 2015
Signed byPresident Michael D. Higgins
Signed19 November 2015
CommencedCommenced in part:
11 December 2015
1 May 2016
11 December 2017
Legislative history
First chamber: Dáil
Bill titleChildren First Bill 2014
Bill citationNo. 30 of 2014
Introduced byMinister for Children and Youth Affairs (James Reilly)
Introduced10 April 2014
Committee responsibleHealth
First reading30 April 2014
Second reading7 May 2014
Considered by the Health Committee11 November 2014
Report and Final Stage14 July 2015
Second chamber: Seanad
Second reading21 July 2015
Considered in committee23 September 2015
Report and Final Stage21 October 2015
Final stages
Seanad amendments considered by the Dáil21 October 2015
Finally passed both chambers21 October 2015
Status: In force

The Children First Act 2015 (Act No. 36 of 2015) is an Act of the Oireachtas.

Background

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Ireland banned physical punishment against children in Irish schools since 1996.[1]

The European Committee of Social Rights ruled that Ireland had failed to remedy Article 17 (the right of mothers and children to social and economic protection) by prohibiting corporal punishment of children.[2]

The Minister for Justice committed to legislate to bring Ireland into 'full compliance' with the ruling.[3]

Commencement of the law

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On 11 December 2015, the provision to ban smacking came into force.[4]

Impact

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In 2020, Ireland was noted as still having a 'relatively high' acceptance of slapping children despite the ban on smacking.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Irish law still allows parents to hit their children. Should this change?". Irish Central. Dublin. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Corporal punishment: Irish smacking law violates European charter". BBC. London. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Frances (27 May 2015). "Irish corporal punishment law breaches human rights rules". The Irish Examiner. Dublin. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Frances Fitzgerald (11 December 2015). "Ban on smacking children came into force at midnight". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ Baker, Noel (12 December 2020). "Ireland has 'relatively high' acceptance of slapping children despite ban". Dublin. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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