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	Report on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People United States Conference of Catholic Bishops April 11, 2011 http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/annual-report-2010.pdf [pdf] Archbishop Timothy Dolan President United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Dear Archbishop Dolan, On behalf of the National Review Board and its Audit Committee and in conjunction with the Secretariat for the Protection of Children and Young People, I am pleased to provide you with the 8th Annual Report of the results of this past year's compliance audit. As you know, this extensive process is a critical accountability tool. It serves, for you as the nation's bishops, to demonstrate to each other and to all of the faithful the seriousness with which you take the promises made in the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. As this report demonstrates, the vast majority of the bishops in our country continue to comply and cooperate with this important audit process. Unfortunately, there remain two dioceses and five eparchies that do not yet comply. They are: • Diocese of Baker • Diocese of Lincoln • Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle for Chaldeans • Eparchy of Newton for Melkites • Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York for Armenian Catholics • Eparchy of St. Josaphat of Parma for Ukrainians • Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark for Syriacs refused to participate in the 2010 audits. Based on that refusal, they are all found not to be in compliance with the Charter. It is my hope and prayer that, with time and persistence, one day the bishops in the United States will have 100% compliance with the audit process. For the sake of our young people, their well-being, their safety, and their faith, we can do no less. I also want to take this opportunity to draw your attention especially to the Recommendations made in this report. I highlight the importance of good record keeping regarding background checks and participation in safe environment training. I also highlight the great significance of involving parishes in the audit process; the parish is where our children learn and live their young, growing faith (not the chancery). Parish participation in the audit process thus "makes the Charter real" for individual parishes and, most importantly, for the participating families and children.
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