Children Act 2001

The Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence imposed on a minor for sexual offences, notwithstanding the result that he would serve the last part of his detention in an adult prison. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice John Edwards stated that “to engineer a situation where

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has received Government approval for legal amendments that would allow parents to speak publicly about their deceased child in cases where the child was unlawfully killed. This action is being taken in order to address the main issues arising out of the Court of Appeal