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	Status of the Recommendations from the 2009 Audit Period United States Conference of Catholic Bishops April 11, 2011 http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/annual-report-2010.pdf [pdf] 1. SAFE ENVIRONMENT RECORD KEEPING This remains an issue and is becoming more important every year. Staff turnover and/or budget cuts that shrink personnel has a strong impact on this issue. 2. PARISH AUDITS There is an increase in dioceses/eparchies both asking for on-site parish audits and doing their own parish audits. This is a good sign. 3. AVAILABILITY OF SAFE ENVIRONMENT MATERIALS Both during audits and in travel to various dioceses/eparchies, SCYP is finding that there are few diocesan safe environment materials in parishes. These are important to the outreach efforts of the dioceses/eparchies. 4. REGULAR MEETINGS BETWEEN BISHOPS AND MAJOR SUPERIORS The relationship between bishops and major superiors is misunderstood by many of the faithful. Few make the distinction between diocesan and religious order priests. These issues are compounded when an allegation is reported to the bishop instead of the major superior. Religious orders have a different approach to implementation of the Charter and its requirements. These differences need to be recognized and addressed by the major superior and the bishop prior to allegations. Regular meetings can provide the opportunity to review the requirements each have and to reaffirm the process of handling allegations. 5. INTERNATIONAL PRIESTS As international priests become a larger part of the clergy, diocesan/eparchial officials need to become more knowledgeable about immigration laws and cultural differences of the international priest in order to provide the necessary training to ensure a smooth
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