Report Finds Two Religious Orders Failed to Properly Implement Child Safeguards

By Jack Quann
Newstalk
May 4, 2016

http://www.newstalk.com/Report-finds-two-religious-orders-failed-to-properly-implement-child-safeguards

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) says two religious orders have failed to properly implement child safeguarding measures.

A final tranche of reports from five religious orders have been reviewed, as they are active in ministry and have some contact with children.

A further four that were reviewed under a smaller set of standards - as they have no contact with children - did have allegations made against them in the past.

The remaining 21 orders have no contact with children and no allegations, and so were assessed against a limited number of standards.

"The vast majority of these reports are positive and reflect orders that have taken on the goals of child safeguarding and made it integral to what they do," said Teresa Devlin - CEO of the NBSCCCI.