IRELAND
The Journal
THE NATIONAL BOARD for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) have today published the fifth tranche of reviews on child safeguarding in a number of dioceses.
The review covers the Arch Diocese of Dublin, the Diocese of Meath, Cloyne and Killaloe. It also reviews the religious congregations of the Presentation Brothers, the Patrician Brothers, Benedictine, Glenstal and the Missionary Societies of the Columban Missionaries and the Society of Divine Word.
The child protection watchdog recommends that the Cloyne Diocese include in the Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Persons in the Diocese of Cloyne 2013 procedures where a member of the Church can use to express concern about a child.
Reporting
They suggested a number of reporting options be included which could be utilised by an individual who is considering making a report, regardless of who their concern is about
Interviews with representatives from the gardaí and the HSE also took place as part of the review with the report stating:
“An Garda Síochána and the HSE were confident that reporting could now take place in a prompt and transparent manner and the diocese had a greater understanding of the role each agency played in the protection of children.”
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