Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church
September 5, 2012

http://www.safeguarding.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Diocese_of_Kildare__Leighlin.pdf

[with pdf]

Recommendation 1:

That when the Kildare and Leighlin Diocesan Child Protection Committee's current review of the Diocesan Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures is completed, Monsignor Byrne will ensure that they are consistent with Children First, 2011, and with the HSE guidance document, Child Protection and Welfare Practice Handbook, 2011.

In his Introduction to the August 2009 document, the then Bishop stated that the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin is committed to "working in partnership with the civil authorities to ensure that all aspects of child welfare are managed promptly, professionally and justly". He underlined the principle that the diocese and the diocesan community have an obligation "to create and sustain a culture of safety". He also undertook on behalf of the diocese to ensure that the document would be reviewed and revised regularly and would always be "'a work in progress'". This policy and procedures document is available on the website of the Kildare and Leighlin Diocese, www.kandle.ie/safeguarding.

The quality and clarity of the information and guidance contained in the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures and on its dedicated website page is commended.