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Solicitor within the District Court Section with Responsibility for Matters related to Domestic Violence
Type of Measure
Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2009
Brief Description
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP) has approached the question of specialisation of prosecutors dealing with violence against women by appointing a solicitor within the District Court Section (where the majority of domestic violence cases are dealt with) to have special responsibility for all matters relating to domestic violence. That solicitor and the head of the prosecution policy unit represent the Office of the DPP on the Raising the Standards initiative.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Ireland to the questionnaire on violence against women, February 2009
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