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The guidance for the safeguarding policy and standards is now available as an app from the app stores for both Android and Apple devices. To download the app please follow the links below:
For iPad, iPhone and iPod touch: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/safeguarding-ie/id1228556450?mt=8
For Android users: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.zengo.safeguarding
The Annual Report of the National Board for Safeguarding Children 2016 was published today 23 May 2017
The Nationa Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church published today its Annual Report 2016. -See press statement.
NBSCCCI had planned to host the final implementation meeting for the new standards with AMRI on the 7th of June. This date had been published in our latest newsletter, but the date has now had to be postponed. Once a new date is agreed we will write out to all Church authorities in the Dublin ecclesiastical area.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
The latest safeguarding newsletter is now available to view by following this link
Overview report on safeguarding practice arising from four child safeguarding reviews .
Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
The final four Child Safeguarding Reviews, assessed against the Church’s 2009 Safeguarding Children Standards were conducted in 2015/6, but publication of the resulting Review Reports was deferred due to the statutory Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) taking place in Northern Ireland. Today the National Board for Safeguarding Children puclishes the four reports in addition to an Overview Report;
Press Statement from the NBSCCCI on the publication of the final four review reports.
In May 2016, reviews were completed by the National Board for safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI). These Church Authorities committed to providing the NBSCCCI with information on the implementation of any recommendations made, following a nine month period. See Overview Report.
A formal invitation from the Royal Commission was extended to Ms. Teresa Devlin, CEO, to appear as a witness to participate in a particular panel of the Commission’s work covering child safety, complaint handling and risk management relating to current international practice in this area. You can read the submission by clicking here.
The NBSCCCI today welcomes the publication of the report of the Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry. Our first response has to be to express our concern for the survivors of the abuse.
Last year the NBSCCCI met with the Chair and members of his Inquiry Team and shared our updated and revised child safeguarding policy and standards for the Catholic Church in Ireland, which were described as follows “it seems to bring clarity on complex issues by being both comprehensive and concise” by a member of the Inquiry Team.
The NBSCCCI will examine the HIA report in detail, over the coming days with particular reference to the elements that relate to the Catholic Church and will ensure any recommendations are integrated into future policy and practice.
The NBSCCCI newsletter for January 2017 is now available. To view the newsletter please click here
You can book for places on the Train the Trainers course beginning on the 25th of February by clicking here
The NBSCCCI has today relased the Training and Support Strategy 2017-2019 which is available to download here. The training dates for 2017 are now available here
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Training on Gevernance & Information Sharing scheduled for 22 November is postponed until a future date.
All Church Authorities will be notified when a new date is decided.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
The National Safeguarding Conference took place on the 13 & 14 October last. Over 200 delegates attended from all areas of safeguarding within the Church. Follow the link to view the speaker presentations.
Opening Address by Archbishop Eamon Martin
Teresa Kellelkamp Presentation
Noel O'Donnell PPT - Management of Respondents
Young People Presentation- Srs of Mercy Northern Province
Today the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland hosted its second national conferece. You can read the press release here.
An electronic version of the policy is now available to download by clicking here
The programme for the National Safeguarding Conference is now available to view.