In a legal analysis piece published in today's Irish Times, Remy Farrell SC outlines the issues of proportionality and clarity arising from a recent UK court judgment which may have implications for the Spent Convictions Bill 2012 in Ireland.
Remy Farrell SC was a speaker at a recent IPRT event, 'Breaking the Record - Moving On?' which looked at these and other issues around Garda Vetting and the lack of a 'spent convictions' scheme in Ireland. Read the presentations here.
Read more:
- The Irish Times: Legal Analysis: Clarity needed on convictions that should be recorded and those declared ‘spent’
- IPRT Spent Convictions campaign: www.iprt.ie/spent-convictions