Standard 2

2.1 Definitions of abuse

2.2 Reporting Allegations of Abuse

2.2A Guidance on Protection for Persons Submitting a Report

2.4 Guidance on Cross-Referencing Safeguarding Policies

2.5 Responding to an Adult Making an Allegation of Abuse

2.6 Responding to a Child Making an Allegation of Abuse

2.7 Responding to an Anonymous Allegation of Abuse

2.8 Responding to Someone who makes an Allegation that does not relate to Church Personnel

2.9 Allegations against lay personnel

2.9A Responding to Someone (Lay or Religious) who Admits to Abusing a Child

2.10 Child Safeguarding and the Sacrament of Reconciliation

2.10A Managing Child Safeguarding Allegations, Suspicions, Concerns or Knowledge Received During the Extra Sacramental Internal Forum

2.11 Case Management Records

2.12 Regular Liaison with Statutory Authorities

2.13 Information Sharing

2.14 Interagency cooperation

2.15 Dealing with Complaints

2.16 Guidance on Protected Disclosures (Whistle-blowing)

2.17 Disciplinary and Grievance procedures 

2.18 Process for dealing with non- compliance with safeguarding policy/ procedures

2.29 Process for clerics following conclusion of any investigation by statutory authorities

2.35 Mandated Persons

2.39 Responding to Allegations Against a Deceased Member of Church personnel

2.41 Managing Allegations, Suspicions, Knowledge and Concerns that a Cleric or Religious has Abused a Child Through Child Pornography

2.42 Guidance on Responding to an Allegation Against a Cleric or Non Ordained Religious Belonging to an Irish Diocese or Province, who is Ministering in Another Church body in Another Jurisdiction

2.43 Guidance for Respondents on Access to Records Held by the Diocese

2.44 Guidance for Complainants on Access to Records Held by a Church Body

Standard 3

2.19 A Pastoral Response to Complainants

2.20 Guidance on Appropriate Personnel

2.21 Role of the Support Person

2.22 Information for Complainants

2.22A Contact information for Relevant National Organisations and Agencies

Standard 4

2.23 The Role of the Advisor

2.24 Informing the Respondent that an Allegation has been Received and Consideration of an Interim Management Plan

2.25 Risk Assessment to produce an Interim Management Plan

2.26 Leave from Sacred Ministry

2.27 Supports to Parishes and Others Affected When a Priest Has Taken Leave from Sacred Ministry.

2.28 Guidance on Support to the Family Members of Respondents

2.29 The Process for Clerics Following the Conclusion of Any Investigation by the Statutory Authorities

2.30 Guidance When Preliminary Investigation Finds there is no Case to Answer or that the Allegation is Manifestly False or Frivolous (Return to Ministry)

2.31 Guidance When Preliminary Investigation Finds there is a Case to Answer and that the Allegation is Not Manifestly False or Frivolous Against a Cleric

2.32 Guidance on the Funerals of Clerics or Religious against whom there is a Case to Answer

2.33 Guidance on Hospitalisation of Clerics or Religious against whom there is a Case to Answer

2.34 Guidance for those who Accommodate Clerics and/or Religious

2.37 Guidance on Monitoring of Clerics (and Non-Ordained Religious) Following the Conclusion of the Canonical Investigation

2.38 Monitoring Clerics and Non-ordained Religious at the request of another Church Authority