IRELAND
Irish Times
PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent
THE CATHOLIC Church’s child protection watchdog, the National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC), has said the contract of its chief executive, Ian Elliott, will conclude at the end of June 2013. Mr Elliott will be 65 next summer.
In a statement yesterday the NBSC added that “the board will engage in discussions and examine with Mr Elliott whether and how his work with the board can continue beyond that point”.
It said “we would like to make it clear that the board has not been subject to any pressures in this regard. While those discussions are ongoing, we will not be making any further statements.”
The NBSC is funded by the Irish Catholic bishops, the Conference of Religious of Ireland and the Irish Missionary Union.
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