Publications & Resources

Annual Reports

Annual Report 2021

Financial statements 2021

June 2022

 

Annual Report 2020

Financial statements 2020

June 2021

 

Annual Report 2019

Financial statements 2019

June 2020

 

Annual Report 2018 

Financial Statements 2018

June 2019

Annual Report 2017

Financial Statements 2017

June 2018

Strategy & Policy Documents

Oberstown Strategy 2022-2026

November 2022

Oberstown Strategic Plan, 2017 -2020

June 2018

Living our strategy:
A review of the Oberstown strategic plan

June 2017

 

Oberstown participation strategy

October 2017

 

Children First: National guidance for the protection and welfare of children

Update 2017

 

Better outcomes, Brighter futures

This national policy document sets out a plan to achieve optimum outcomes and bright futures for all children and their families.

Policy 2014-2020

 

Irish Youth Justice Service, Youth Justice Action Plan

The Youth Justice Action Plan, 2014 -2018, is a strategic government document for the delivery of youth justice services in Ireland.

2014

IYJS, Youth Justice Action Plan Progress Report, 2017

This report outlines how the “Tackling Youth Crime: Youth Justice Action Plan 2014–2018”, was implemented during 2017 and signals important actions to be pursued during 2018.

2017

 

Oberstown Policy Documents

Children’s Rights Policy Framework

September 2021

 

Oberstown Twitter guidelines 

Reports, Reviews & Inspections

Review Implementation Group Report

December 2017

Review Implementation Group Action Plan

June 2018

 

Oberstown Summary Report of External Reviews

July 2017

 

Board Response to the Recommendations of the Operational Review

July 2017

 

Behaviour management review

October 2018

Oberstown HIQA inspection report of 2017

March 2017

Oberstown HIQA inspection report of 2018

March 2018

 

Research & Resources

Lessons from the Literature: Building Relationships with Young People in Oberstown to Improve Pro-social Outcomes.

June 2016

Building Relationships with Young People to Improve Pro-Social Outcomes.

June 2018

 

Key Characteristics of Young People in Detention, Q1 2017 Summary Report of External Reviews

June 2017

Key Characteristics of Young People in Detention Report for Q1 2018

June 2018

 

Future of Policing submission

January 2018

Key Characteristics of Young People in Detention Report 2019

October 2019

Legislation & International Standards

Consolidated Children Act, 2001

March 2017

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

1990

The UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

1987

The European Convention on Human Rights

1950

European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

1987

The UN Standards Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules)

1985

The UN Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines)

1990

The European Convention on Human Rights

1950

The UN Rules for the Protection of Juvenile Deprived of their Liberty (The Havana Rules)

1990

The European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions and measures (ERJO)

2008

Child-friendly justice guidelines (GCFJ)

2010