Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Cork and Ross

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church
September 5, 2012

http://www.safeguarding.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Diocese_of_Cork__Ross.pdf

[with pdf]

Recommendation 1:

Bishop Buckley needs to ensure that the Cork and Ross Diocesan Child Protection Committee reviews and if necessary revises, the current Safeguarding Children in the Diocese of Cork and Ross to satisfy himself that they are consistent with Children First, 2011 and with the HSE guidance document, Child Protection and Welfare Practice Handbook, 2011.

The production of the revised policy and procedures document was one of the outcomes of a full diocesan review of safeguarding initiated by Bishop Buckley in 2011. The following elements or functions were included as part of this internal review process:

The engagement of an external consultant to plan and facilitate the process A diocesan consultation process A review of all safeguarding publications A review of training A review and refreshing of the membership of the Diocesan Advisory Panel A review of the work of the diocesan Relapse Prevention Group A review of the deployment and work of Local Parish Representatives