Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024

Bill entitled an Act to amend the procedures applicable in proceedings for certain sexual offences including in relation to the adducing of evidence, the asking of questions, the exclusion of the public, the announcement of a verdict or decision and sentence and the anonymity of complainants and accused persons; for those and other purposes to amend the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 and certain other enactments; to repeal certain provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; to provide for the retrospective application of certain of these repeals in certain circumstances; to provide for a mechanism for the identification of victims and presumed victims of human trafficking and the combatting of the trafficking of persons, to provide for the support of provision of assistance to such persons and, for those purposes, to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as the operational committee and to provide for its functions; to provide for the protection from deportation of certain persons; to amend the Defence Act 1954; to amend the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008; to give effect to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, done at New York on 25 May 2000, and for that purpose to amend the Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996 and the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated: 17 Jul 2024

History of this Act

The Bill has been signed into law by the President.

17 Jul 2024

Dáil First Stage

17 Jul 2023

Dáil First Stage

The Bill is initiated or presented to the House

17 Jul 2023

Completed
Dáil Second Stage

4 Oct 2023

Dáil Second Stage

The general principles of the Bill are debated

4 Oct 2023

Completed
Dáil Third Stage

4 Oct 2023

Dáil Third Stage

The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made

(Also known as Committee Stage)

4 Oct 2023

Completed
Dáil Fourth Stage

14 Nov 2023

Dáil Fourth Stage

Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered

(Also known as Report Stage)

14 Nov 2023

Completed
Dáil Fifth Stage

1 May 2024

Dáil Fifth Stage

Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad

(Also known as Final Stage)

1 May 2024

Completed

Seanad First Stage

n/a

Seanad First Stage

The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage

n/a

Completed
Seanad Second Stage

16 May 2024

Seanad Second Stage

The general principles of the Bill are debated

16 May 2024

Completed
Seanad Third Stage

26 Jun 2024

Seanad Third Stage

The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)

26 Jun 2024

Completed
Seanad Fourth Stage

4 Jul 2024

Seanad Fourth Stage

Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)

4 Jul 2024

Completed
Seanad Fifth Stage

4 Jul 2024

Seanad Fifth Stage

Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)

4 Jul 2024

Completed