A Safe and Welcoming Church: Safeguarding Children Policy and Standards for the Catholic Church in Ireland, 2024
During 2023 and early 2024 the National Board for Safeguarding Childen in the Catholic Church in Ireland concluded the revision of the Church's Safeguarding Children policy and Standards. The new policy, A Safe and Welcoming Church; Safeguarding Children Policy and Standards for the Catholic Church in Ireland, 2024, has been approved by both the Irish Episcopal Council (IEC) and the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI) and came into effect from 11th June 2024.
There are now three core standards rather than the previous seven. These are:
1. Leadership, Governance, and Accountability
2. Nurturing a Culture of Safeguarding
3. Responding Pastorally and Reporting According to Civil and Canon Law
The document is available from www.safeguarding.ie or by clicking the image below.
