Safeguarding Reviews undertaken by the National Board 2012 & 2020
Reviews by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI)
2020 Review of Child Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Cork and Ross by NBSCCCI May 2020
2012 National Board Review of Safeguarding in Cork & Ross
Response to 2012 Review recommendations
In March 2012, the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) conducted a Review of safeguarding practice in the Diocese of Cork and Ross. The report on this Review, published in September 2012, contained a number of recommendations towards improving the safeguarding service in the Diocese.
To read these recommendations, see: Cork and Ross Audit Report_2012
The Diocese sent a progress report regarding implementation of these recommendations to the National Board in July 2013. Read that progress report together with a Pastoral Letter issued by Bishop Buckley.
In a reply to Bishop Buckley, dated September 6th 2013, Teresa Devlin, Director of Safeguarding at the National Board wrote:
“I am impressed with the work that is going on to ensure the recommendations are being implemented and more importantly that safeguarding children remains a high priority issue for you and for your diocesan personnel.”
The importance of having policies and procedures in place to guarantee a safe environment for children cannot be over-emphasised. In Cork and Ross, a Plan of Action for the coming years has recently been updated. This Plan addresses many aspects of safeguarding policy and procedures.
No plan can be acted upon without the enthusiasm and support of those charged with implementing it. The success of this plan will be down to the work of all those responsible for putting it into practice.
To read the Plan in detail, ?click here
Read the Audit Compliance Document
