Entries by RMcC

Annual Report 2016

Annual Report Safeguarding 2016 This report has been generated to comply with Standard 7 (Quality Assuring Compliance with the Standards) of the NBSCCCI document – Safeguarding Children: Policy and Standards 2016.  The National Board requires that a parish safeguarding audit is carried out, returns are scrutinised by the safeguarding committee, an annual report is prepared […]

Garda vetting: February 2017

Garda vetting update for Clergy and School Principals Click here for the vetting invitation form Any forms that do not include a date of birth and email address will be returned to the applicant. If the applicant does not have an email address, the applicant should ask the Parish Priest or Principal for permission to cite the […]

Spring 2017 Newsletter for the Diocese of Meath

The latest diocesan newsletter on safeguarding children has been printed.  It has been posted to parishes and all members of diocesan safeguarding committees. The newsletter is based on the Annual Report which the NBSCCCI in Maynooth requests all dioceses to complete. Clergy are asked to circulate it among parish safeguarding representatives, volunteers and parents. Further copies are […]

Update from the National Board

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland has published its latest newsletter, dated January 2017. Click here to read the latest newsletter. The newsletter outlines the National Board’s programme of forthcoming events, which include training for diocesan trainers and personnel. It is noted that priests who are out of ministry […]

Summary of recent safeguarding training

We want to thank the priests and parish safeguarding representatives who attended the recent training and information sessions in Ashbourne, Mullingar, Navan and Tullamore. Thanks also to the parishes for making their warm and welcoming facilities available to us. At each of these sessions, we presented participants with a safeguarding folder, which included the new […]

Safeguarding Newsletter Autumn 2016

Latest newsletter published by Safeguarding Committee David Gavin and Antoinette Shaw, Safeguarding Children Trainers in the Diocese of Meath, have published the latest newsletter from the Diocesan Safeguarding Children Committee. Click here to download the Autumn 2016 newsletter. This newsletter should be circulated among parish safeguarding representatives, clergy, sacristans, youth choir directors, catechists, volunteers and […]

1.23 Training and support

National Training Strategy The NBSCCCI develops a comprehensive training strategy that outlines the plan for the dissemination of training across target groups, at an all-island level, every three years. This training strategy can be accessed via www.safeguarding.ie. Training in the Diocese of Meath Everyone in the Church who comes into contact with children has a […]

NBSCCCI Newsletter April 2016

  This newsletter from the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church includes dates for training of safeguarding committees and new DLPs, as well as guidance on information sharing – when information must be shared and with whom. Download – Safeguarding_Newsletter__April_2016