Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Garda Youth Diversion Office (GYDO), in pre-charge decision-making processes involving juvenile offenders suspected of serious crimes such as murder and rape.” A 2017 report from the Garda Inspectorate, 'Follow Up Review, Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse', states the following (at page 176 & 178): “The report also raised concerns about GYDO making case disposal decisions in the most serious of cases and included a recommendation that the Department of Justice and Equality should examine the role of GYDO in pre- charge decision-making processes for juvenile offenders suspected of serious crimes such as rape….. The outcome of the recommendation made by the Inspectorate in the Crime Investigation (2014) report to examine the role of GYDO in pre-charge decision making has not yet been finalised. This matter needs to be addressed, and the Inspectorate is again highlighting the need for a cross Departmental group to examine the role of GYDO in the pre-charge decision- making process. The Inspectorate maintains its position that the DPP and not GYDO should be making case disposal decisions in serious cases such as CSA.” In relation to the above recommendations, I am seeking: