SCOTLAND
Premier
Tue 06 Dec 2016
By Aaron James
The Archbishop of Glasgow has welcomed Baroness Helen Liddell as chair of an independent review into the Scottish Catholic Church’s safeguarding practices.
Rt Rev Philip Tartaglia (above) thanked Baroness Liddell, a Labour peer and former Scottish secretary, for helping to ensure the recommendations of a commission into abuse claims within the Church, led by the Very Rev Dr Andrew McLellan, are carried out.
The appointment follows criticism from Dr McLellan that the Church was “appearing to ignore” his recommendations, which included ensuring justice is done for those who have been abused and that its safeguarding practices are rewritten and subject to external scrutiny.
The claim was rejected by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, which said its commitment to implement the recommendations in full had not diminished.
Announcing Baroness Liddell’s appointment, the Bishops’ Conference said the group would operate separately from the church to review safeguarding standards and carry out independent audits.
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