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NBSCCCI newsletters

12 December 2018 /0 Comments/in , /by

Newsletters from the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) can be accessed by clicking on the graphic below. The March 2019 newsletter is now available.  

Annual Report for the Diocese of Meath 2017

9 March 2018 in /by

    Click here to download the document, which is incorporated in the Spring 2018 newsletter. The report has been prepared to outline the efforts of the Diocese of Meath during 2017 to comply with the seven standards for safeguarding children identified by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland […]

Latest newsletter and other updates

9 March 2018 in , /by

Click here for our Spring 2018 Child Safeguarding Newsletter. It includes the annual report on safeguarding activities in the Diocese of Meath last year. This newsletter can be shared with parish safeguarding representatives, volunteers and other interested parties. The Child Safety Statement has been signed by Bishop Smith. This Statement is a new requirement under the Children First […]

Next training: Saturday 24 March 2018 in Trim

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The next full-day safeguarding training for 2018 will take place at Trim Castle Hotel on Saturday 2 March, from 11:00am until 3:00pm. Please download the booking form here and return it by post to Bishop’s House, Dublin Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. The training will be facilitated by David Gavin and Antoinette Shaw. The session is […]

Day of Prayer for Survivors and Victims of Sexual Abuse

17 February 2018 /0 Comments/in , /by

Pope Francis’ Worldwide Day of Prayer for survivors and victims of sexual abuse will be marked on the First Friday of Lent, Friday 16 February 2018. The following prayer was inscribed on the healing stone which was unveiled at the 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012 and now has its permanent home at Lough Derg, Co Donegal. […]

Annual Safeguarding Report 2017

29 January 2018 in , /by

 Annual Safeguarding Children Report for the Diocese of Meath 2017  Introduction The Diocese of Meath is required to put in place arrangements to ensure and evaluate its compliance with the seven safeguarding standards and to notify the NBSCCCI in writing of the completion of this annual report. The parish safeguarding audit returns have bene scrutinised […]

Towards Peace

26 October 2017 /0 Comments/in , /by

Towards Peace 01 505 3028 www.towardspeace.ie provides spiritual support for survivors of abuse by Church personnel in Ireland Remarks by Ms Una Allen, Chairperson of Towards Peace, at the launch of Towards Peace in Wilton, Cork Towards Peace is a service offering spiritual support to survivors and victims of abuse, but particularly sexual abuse, which […]

Autumn 2017 Newsletter

2 October 2017 in /by

Click here to download the Autumn 2017 Safeguarding Children Newsletter for the Diocese of Meath. The Newsletter contains information on the following themes: Celebrating Safeguarding Awarenes Day in Parishes A message from Pope Francis to chldren October training sessions for clery and parish safeguarding representatives Garda Vetting in Catholic Schoos: an update from Fr Brendan […]

August 2017 Newsletter from NBSCCCI

19 September 2017 /0 Comments/in /by

Click here to download the latest newsletter from the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland. This Newsletter will provide you with information on:  Data Protection and Information Sharing.  Self-Audits and proposed new Review methodology.  Anglophone Conference 2017.  Caring for respondents.  Changes to Leadership Teams and […]