IRELAND
Irish Times
Bishop Donal Buckley has been told to ensure that the diocese of Cork and Ross reviews and, if necessary, revises its safeguarding children policy document.
The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC) audit found that the advice was written in 2009, two years before the Diocesan Child Protection Committee had sight of two important national documents, Children First, and the HSE Child Protection and Welfare Practice Handbook.
Another issue it flagged up was that the diocese does not set out timeframes for resolving child abuse complaints.
The audit stated that allegations have been made against 26 priests in the diocese since 1975, and eight of the clerics have died.
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