LSP-I Appendix 5 - Contact Details
PART A
Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
See Article 21 (PSP Art. 14)
PART B
Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
Safeguarding Coordinator
See Article 28 (RSP Art. 16) and LSP-I Safeguarding Coordinator.
To report a concern, you can either -
contact the Regional Safeguarding Coordinator (see details below), or
contact a Deputy Coordinator for the relevant area, or if you prefer,
complete an online form, or
email a written report (using this template) to the Safeguarding Coordinator.
Contact details for Regional Safeguarding Coordinator:
Mobile: +44 7726 775560 (dedicated safeguarding number)
Email: coordinator@nwepolicy.net (general) or reports@nwepolicy.net (for confidential reports)
Contact details for local Deputy Coordinator:
* The Deputy Coordinator for Ireland is also the Designated Liaison Person for all concerns involving faithful of the Prelature in Ireland (see Article 213).
PART C
Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I | Ecclesiastical
National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland
New House, Saint Patrick’s College
Maynooth,
Co. Kildare
Telephone: +353 1 505 3124
Fax: +353 1 505 3026
Email: admin@safeguarding.ie
Web: https://www.safeguarding.ie
Tusla Child and Family Agency
Floors 2-5, Brunel Building
Heuston South Quarter
Dublin 8
Telephone: +353 1 771 8500
E-mail: info@tusla.ie
Web: https://www.tusla.ie
National Guidance: https://www.tusla.ie/services/child-protection-welfare/children-first/
Detective Superintendent
Garda National Protective Services Bureau (National Child Protection Unit)
Harcourt Square,
Dublin 2, D02 DH42
Telephone: +353 1 666 3430, +353 1 666 3435
Email: GNPSB@garda.ie
National Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Harcourt Square, Dublin 2, D02 DH42.
Telephone: +353 1 666 3344
Garda National Vetting Bureau
Racecourse Road,
Thurles,
Co. Tipperary, E41 RD60
Telephone: +353 504 27300
Email: vetting@garda.ie
For a Directory of Garda and Tusla offices – download NBSCCCI Appendix D
Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT)
LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES GATEWAY TEAMS
If you are concerned about the welfare of a child or young person you can contact the relevant Health and Social Care Trust Children's Services Gateway Single Point of Entry Team (Mon-Fri: 9.00am-5.00pm) during normal working hours.
Contact details are as follows:
Belfast HSC Trust +44 28 9050 7000
South Eastern HSC Trust +44 300 1000 300
Northern HSC Trust +44 300 1234 333
Southern HSC Trust +44 28 3756 7100 / Freephone: +44 800 7837 745
Western HSC Trust +44 28 7131 4090
Outside normal working hours and in an emergency (Friday 5.00pm – Monday 9.00am, including Bank holidays):
Regional Emergency Social Work Service +44 28 9504 9999
e-mail: resws1@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)If you, or someone you know, has been the victim of abuse, or if you are the parent of a child this has happened to:
Report the matter directly to the police service the Central Referral Unit on 101, the non-emergency number, and you will be put in contact with a specially trained police officer who will speak to you confidentially.
In an emergency situation dial the police emergency number 999.
Other AgenciesSafeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI)
The Beeches
12 Hampton Manor Drive
Belfast BT7 3EN
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 28 95 361810
Email: SBNI.Info@hscni.net
Web: https://www.safeguardingni.org
Procedures: https://www.proceduresonline.com/sbni/
AccessNI
P.O. Box 1085
Belfast, BT5 9BD
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 300 200 7888
Email: ani@accessni.gov.uk
accessni-compliance@accessni.gov.uk
Web: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/accessni-criminal-record-checks
For a Directory of PSNI and NI Social Services offices – download NBSCCCI Appendix D