IRELAND
Irish Independent
RALPH RIEGEL – UPDATED 12 MAY 2014
A CHURCH child protection watchdog body has recommended that an Irish diocese rocked by abuse allegations set up a special whistle-blowers policy.
The National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC) issued a total of eight recommendations as it said that major progress has been made by the Diocese of Cloyne in enhancing child protection standards over the past three years.
The Bishop of Cloyne, Dr William Crean, said that work is already underway in implementing the eight recommendations by the NBSC.
Dr Crean, who was appointed bishop last year, repeated the apology to anyone “who suffered abuse at the hands of a minority of priests if Cloyne.”
Central to the NBSC’s proposed changes are a new whistle-blowers policy in the sprawling east Cork diocese to ensure anyone with fears about a child can raise those concerns in a speedy and safe manner.
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