LSP-I | Tables of Contents
Introduction
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
Preamble
General Principles
Art. 1 (PSP Art. 1) | Art. 2 (PSP Art. 2) | Art. 3 (PSP Art. 4) | Art. 4 (PSP Art. 5) | Art. 5 (PSP Art. 6) | Art. 6 (PSP Art. 27)
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
Preamble
Nature and Scope of the Regional Policy
Art. 8 (RSP Art. 2) | Art. 9 (RSP Art. 3)
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical (NBSCCCI Safeguarding Policy 2024)
Art. 10 | The Safeguarding Children Policy Standards | Applicable Criteria - Table 2
Art. 11 | Standard: Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Art. 12 | Standard: Nurturing a Culture of Safeguarding
Art. 13 | Standard: Responding Pastorally and Reporting according to Civil and Canon Law
Art. 14 | Commitment by the Church Authority
C-II Civil (Republic of Ireland)
Art. 15 | National Child Welfare Policy (RoI)
C-III Civil (Northern Ireland)
Art. 16 | Art. 16 | Child Welfare Legislation (NI)
Section 1 | Prevention
Section 1 – PREVENTION
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
Safeguarding Standards
Art. 17 (PSP Art. 7) | Art. 18 PSP Art. 8) | Art. 19 (PSP Art. 9)
Code of Behaviour
Art. 20 (PSP Art. 11) | Art. 21 (PSP Art. 12) | Art. 22 (PSP Art. 13) | Art. 23 (PSP Art. 14)
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
Advisory Committee
Art. 24. (RSP Art. 12) | Art. 25 (RSP Art. 13)
Regional Safeguarding Coordinator
Art. 26 (RSP Art. 14) | Art. 27 (RSP Art. 15) | Art. 28 (RSP Art. 16) | Art. 29 (RSP Art. 17)
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical (NBSCCCI Guidance & Templates)
Art. 30 | Safe Recruitment Procedures
Art. 31 | Templates for Safe Recruitment Procedures
Art. 32 | Vetting
Art. 33 | Visitors engaging in Work with Minors
Art. 34 | Priests ministering with minors abroad
Art. 35 | Lay Persons engaging in Work with Minors
Art. 36 | Overview of Documentation Required for Visitors
Art. 37 | Retired Clergy
Art. 38 | Codes of Behaviour for Adults
Art. 39 | Public Worship by Known Respondents
Art. 40 | Creating a Code of Behaviour with Childre
Art. 41 | Breaches of Codes of Behaviour for Children and Adults
Art. 42 | Measures against Bullying
Art. 43 | Boundary Violations
Art. 44 | Safe Care for Children
Art. 45 | Dealing with Accidents
Art. 46 | Adequate Supervision Ratios
Art. 47 | One-to-One Contact with Minors
Art. 48 | Sacrament of Reconciliation
Art. 49 | Children with Specific Needs
Art. 50 | Trips Away with Young People
Art. 51 | Relations with Civil Entities and Lay Apostolates
Art. 53 | Whistleblowing
Art. 54 | Other Safeguarding Concerns (not Allegations of Abuse)
Art. 55 | Hazard Assessment of Activities with Children
Art. 56 | Use of Technology
Art. 57 | Use of the Internet
Art. 58 | Use of Texting and Email
Art. 59 | Use of Photography
Art. 60 | Use of CCTV and Webcams
Art. 61 | Priests in an External Organisation must follow effective Safeguarding Practice
Art. 62 | International Child Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
Art. 63 | International Code of Behaviour
Art. 64 | Cooperation with International Entities
C-II Civil (Republic of Ireland)
Art. 65 | National Child Safeguarding Policy (RoI)
Art. 66 | Mandatory Civil Reporting (RoI)
Art. 67 | National Vetting Bureau (RoI)
Art. 68 | Data Protection (GDPR)
C-III Civil (Northern Ireland)
Art. 69 | Activities with Minors (NI)
Art. 70 | Safeguarding Agencies (NI)
Art. 71 | Data Protection (UK-GDPR)
Section 2 | Response
Section 1 – RESPONSE
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
Reception of complaints
Art. 72. (PSP Art. 17) | Art. 73. (PSP Art. 19)
Processing of complaints
Art. 74. (PSP Art. 20) | Art. 75. (PSP Art. 24)
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
Values to be Safeguarded
Art. 76. (RSP Art. 22) | Art. 77. (RSP Art. 5) | Art. 78. (RSP Art. 6) | Art. 79. (RSP Art. 7)
Competent Church Authority
Art. 80. (RSP Art. 8) | Art. 81. (RSP Art. 9) | Art. 82. (RSP Art. 10) | Art. 83. (RSP Art. 11)
Reception of Complaints
Art. 84. (RSP Art. 23) | Art. 85. (cf. RSP Appendix IV) | Art. 86. (RSP Art. 24) | Art. 87. (RSP Art. 25) | Art. 88. (RSP Art. 26) | Art. 89. (RSP Art. 27) | Art. 90. (RSP Art. 28) | Art. 91. (RSP Art. 29) | Art. 92. (RSP Art. 30) | Art. 93. (RSP Art. 31)
Opening a Preliminary Investigation
Art. 94. (cf. RSP Art. 32) | Art. 95. (cf. RSP Art. 33) | Art. 96. (RSP Art. 18) | Art. 97. (RSP Art. 19) | Art. 98. (RSP Art. 20) | Art. 99. (cf. RSP Art. 34) | Art. 100. (cf. RSP Art. 35) | Art. 101. (cf. RSP Art. 36) | Art. 102. (cf. RSP Art. 37) | Art. 103. (cf. RSP Art. 38) | Art. 104. (cf. RSP Art. 39)
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical
Reception of Complaints
Art. 105. | Reporting allegations of abuse
Art. 106. | Referral to statutory authorities and other bodies
Art. 107. | Reception of Complaints (Ireland)
Art. 108. | Making a Safeguarding Report
Art. 109. | Recording an Allegation
Art. 110. | Responding to an Adult Making an Allegation of Abuse
Art. 111. | Responding to a Child Making an Allegation of Abuse
Art. 112. | Responding to an Anonymous Allegation of Abuse
Art. 113. | Responding to Someone who Admits to Abusing a Child
Art. 114. | Responding to an Allegation that does not Relate to Church Personnel
Art. 115. | Child Safeguarding and the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Management of Complaints
Art. 116. | Complainant Dissatisfied with Response by Church Authority
Art. 117. | Managing Child Protection Concerns about Bishops or Equivalent Church Authorities (see also Art. 122)
Art. 118. | Cross-Referencing Safeguarding Policies
Art. 119. | Allegations of Child Abuse Against Lay Church Personnel
Art. 120. | Mandated Persons (RoI)
Art. 121. | Allegations against a Deceased Person
Art. 122. | Managing Child Protection Concerns, Acts or Omissions of Church Authorities not included in Art. 117.
Art. 123. | Managing Allegations that a Cleric has Abused a Child through Child Pornography
Art. 124. | Protection for Persons Submitting a Report
Art. 125. | Allegation Against a Cleric Ministering in Another Jurisdiction
Art. 126. | Actions or Omissions by Bishops intended to Interfere with a Criminal or Canonical Investigation against a Cleric regarding the Delicts Against the Sixth Commandment
Art. 127. | Disclosures in the Internal Forum
Art. 128. | Liaison with Statutory Authorities
Art. 129. | Case Management Records
Art. 130. | Case Management Templates
Art. 131. | Complainants' Access to Records Held by a Church Body
Art. 132. | Respondents' Access to Records Held by a Church Body
Art. 133. | Information Sharing
C-II Civil (Republic of Ireland)
C-III Civil (Northern Ireland)
Section 3 | Complainant
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
Art. 136 (PSP Art. 15) | Art. 137 (PSP Art. 16)
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
Art. 138 (RSP Art. 58) | Art. 139 (RSP Art. 59) | Art. 140 (RSP Art. 60) | Art. 141 (RSP Art. 63) | Art. 142 (RSP Art. 64)
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical
Art. 143 | Art. 144 | Art. 145 | Art. 146 | Art. 147
Part C: Civil - Republic of Ireland
Part C: Civil – Northern Ireland
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical
C-II Civil (Republic of Ireland)
C-III Civil (Northern Ireland)
Section 4 | Respondent
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
Article 148. (PSP Art. 18) | Art. 149. (PSP Art. 26)
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
Pastoral Response after an Investigation is Closed – as regards the Accused
Art. 150. (RSP Art. 61) | Art. 151. (RSP Art. 62)
Penal Remedies and Penances at the Closure of the Preliminary Investigation
Art. 152. (RSP Art. 65) | Art. 153. (RSP Art. 66) | Art. 154. (RSP Art. 67)
Canonical Response to Confirmed Child Sexual Abuse Offences
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical
Art. 156 | Care and Management of the Respondent
Art. 157 | Appropriate Personnel - Advisor
Art. 158 | Appropriate Personnel - Advisor
Art. 159 | Informing the Respondent (Cleric) that an Allegation has been Received and Consideration of an Interim Management Plan
Art. 160 | Risk Assessment for Cleric to produce an Interim Management Plan
Art. 161 | Leave from Sacred Ministry
Art. 162 | Supports to Parishes and Others Affected When a Priest has Taken Leave from Sacred Ministry
Art. 163 | Support to the Family Members of Respondents
Art. 164 | Church Process Regarding Allegations Against Deceased Clerics
Art. 165 | Process for Clerics Following the Conclusion of Any Investigation by the Statutory Authorities
Art. 166 | When Preliminary Investigation Finds there is NO Case to Answer or that the Allegation is Manifestly False or Frivolous (Return to Ministry)
Art. 167 | When Preliminary Investigation Finds there IS a Case to Answer and that the Allegation is Not Manifestly False or Frivolous Against a Cleric
Art. 168 | Process for Non-Ordained Religious following the Conclusion of any Investigation by the Statutory Authorities
Art. 169 | Funerals of Clerics against whom there is a Case to Answer
Art. 170 | Hospitalisation of Clerics against whom there is a Case to Answer
Art. 171 | Penal processes outlined in the Vademecum on Certain Points of Procedure in Cases of Sexual Abuse of Minors Committed by Clerics
Art. 172 | Monitoring of Clerics Following the Conclusion of the Canonical Investigation
Art. 173 | Clinical Risk Assessments
Art. 174 | Accommodating Clerics who Remain the Responsibility of a Different Church Authority
Art. 175 | Monitoring Clerics at the Request of Another Church Authority
C-II Civil (Republic of Ireland)
C-III Civil (Northern Ireland)
Section 5 | Training
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical
Art. 178 | Training and support
Art. 179 | Induction Process for All Involved in the Church
Art. 180 | Carrying out a Training Needs Analysis
Art. 181 | Delivery of Basic Safeguarding Awareness
Art. 182 | Role-Specific Training for Church Personnel
Art. 183 | Raising Awareness of Child Safeguarding with Children and their Parents / Guardians in the Church
Art. 184 | Support and Supervision
Art. 185 | Safeguarding Plan
C-II Civil (Republic of Ireland)
Art. 186 | Mandated Persons Training
C-III Civil (Northern Ireland)
Art. 187 | AccessNI Guides
Section 6 | Communication
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
[No Part A provisions in this Section]
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
[No Part B provisions in this Section]
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical
Art. 188 | Communicating the Church's Safeguarding message
Art. 189 | Developing a Communications Plan
Art. 190 | Ensuring that Information Regarding the Church’s Child Safeguarding Message is Accessible
Art. 191.| Creating User-Friendly Versions of the Child Safeguarding Policy
Art. 192 | Creating a Child Safeguarding Newsletter
Art. 193 | Developing a Child Safeguarding Statement (Republic of Ireland)
Art. 194 | Communicating Appropriately to those whose First Language is not English
C-II Civil (Republic of Ireland)
Art. 195 | Child Safeguarding Statement | Download Statement
C-III Civil (Northern Ireland)
[No Part C-III provisions in this Section]
Section 7 | Audit
PART A: Prelature Safeguarding Policy (PSP)
[No Part A provisions in this Section]
PART B: Regional Safeguarding Policy (RSP)
[No Part B provisions in this Section]
PART C: Local Safeguarding Policy – Ireland
C-I Ecclesiastical
Art. 196 | Quality assuring compliance
Art. 197 | Ensuring Compliance with Standards at Local Level
Art. 198 | Compliance Visits by the Church Authority
Art. 199 | Local Safeguarding Audit
Art. 200 | Annual Report by DLP to the Church Authority
Art. 201 | Safeguarding Handover and Induction of a New Church Authority or DLP
Art. 202 | Actions or Omissions by Bishops and their Equivalents Regarding the Delicts Against the Sixth Commandment
Art. 203 | Developing a Three-Year Child Safeguarding Plan
Art. 204 | Crisis Management
Art. 205 | Serious Incident Reviews
C-II Civil (Republic of Ireland)
[No Part C-II provisions in this Section]
C-III Civil (Northern Ireland)
[No Part C-III provisions in this Section]