Safeguarding Policy

Useful contact details are provided below, including the contact details for the Provincial:

• Rosminians Safeguarding Policy

Please also read

• Communication Policy
• Policy Statement On Approach To Victim Survivor Outreach

• Safeguarding Statement
• Report a Concern
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Policies
• Contacts & Support

Safeguarding Statement

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Guide to reporting a concern.

Everyone must be alert to the possibility that children and Vulnerable Adults with whom they are in contact may be suffering from abuse or neglect. We all have a responsibility to pass on any safeguarding concerns without delay (within the next working day) to the Civil Authorities (Tusla, HSE and An Gardaí) even in cases where Church Personnel are not directly involved.

The guiding principles in regard to the reporting of abuse or neglect are:

• The safety of the child or adult at risk is paramount.
• If you have a concern about a child or adult and are not sure what to do, contact the Designated Liaison Person.
• Reports should be made without delay to the Designated Liaison Person, Tusla and An Gardaí.
• If a child or adult is in immediate danger contact the Gardaí directly.

Reporting Procedure.
The following summaries the procedure to be followed in the reporting of concerns in relation to safeguarding. If a safeguarding concern arises;

• Information relating to the concern must be passed to the Designated Liaison Person without delay. See contact numbers below.
• If the concern is external to the Rosminians, the Designated Liaison Person will pass the concern to the Civil Authorities
• If the concern is internal, the Designated Liaison Person will ascertain if the grounds for concern are reasonable.
• If the concern is reasonable a case file is opened by the Designated Liaison Person and the concern is passed to the Church Authority and Civil Authorities without delay (next working day).
• The Designated Liaison Person will update the person raising the concern (within a reasonable timeframe) on whether the concern has been forwarded or not to the Civil Authorities.
• If the person raising the concern is unhappy with the Designated Liaison Person’s response they should be encouraged to go to the Civil Authorities directly.
• In all cases the person raising the concern should be encouraged to report their concern to the Civil Authorities.
• If you are unsure about any aspect of a safeguarding concern you are encouraged to contact the Designated Liaison Person directly for advice and support.

Designated Liaison Person-Ireland
Ms Cleo Yates
Mob: 087 3553024
Email: safeguarding@rosminians.ie

For further information on reporting, please visit
https://www.safeguarding.ie/report-a-concern

Safeguarding Manager
To be responsible for coordination of all safeguarding practices by:

• Directing and implementing the safeguarding policies;
• Liaising with and supporting parishes and communities to ensure implementation of local policies and procedures;
• Liaising with the safeguarding committee and the advisory panel;
• Ensuring that all safeguarding personnel are kept up to date with practice, as communicated from the NBSCCCI;
• Reporting directly to the Church authority on all child safeguarding issues.

Designated liaison person (DLP)
To promote safeguarding by:

• Hearing safeguarding concerns;
• Passing on safeguarding concerns to the statutory authorities;
• Managing cases and all associated documents;
• Liaising with the support person, advisor and the Church authority;
• Passing on safeguarding concerns relating to children to the NBSCCCI;
• Conducting internal inquiries;
• Contributing to upholding the three standards in practice and behaviour;
• Completing an annual report regarding compliance with Standards for the Church authority;
• Monitoring respondents or, with the Church authority, appointing a suitable person to carry out this role.

Child Safeguarding policy
https://www.safeguarding.ie/policy-guidance/policy-document

Adult at Risk Policy
Link coming soon

Ireland

Towards Healing is a free, confidential helpline and counselling referral service, which is a Catholic Church response to abuse by clergy and religious in Ireland.
Phone: 1800 303416 or 08001026172 (United Kingdom)
Email: info@towardshealing.ie
Website: www.towardshealing.ie

Towards Peace provides spiritual support for survivors of abuse by Catholic Church personnel in Ireland
Phone: + 353 (0) 1 5053028
Mobile: + 353 (0) 86 7710533
Email: towardspeace@iecon.ie
Website: www.towardspeace.ie

If you have any safeguarding concerns, you may also contact:
Safeguarding Manager: Ms Cleo Yates
Phone: + 353 (0) 873553024
Email: safeguarding@rosminians.ie

Tusla Contacts
https://www.tusla.ie/get-in-touch/duty-social-work-teams/

Garda Contact
Free phone 1800 555 222 or your local Garda Station.
https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/organised-serious-crime/garda-national-protective-services-bureau-gnpsb-/sexual-crime-child-abuse/

https://www.garda.ie/garda/en/about-us/organised-serious-crime/garda-national-protective-services-bureau-gnpsb-/sexual-crime-child-abuse/an-garda-siochana-sexual-crime-child-abuse-leaflet.pdf

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church
www.safeguarding.ie

Disclosing abuse can be a significant milestone on the road to possible recovery. There are a number of organisations that specialise in working with complainants. Many of these are listed below:

The Child and Family Agency – Tusla: www.tusla.ie
An Garda Síochána: www.garda.ie
ISPCC: www.ispcc.ie
Barnardos: www.barnardos.ie
HSE National Counselling Service: National Counselling Service
Rape Crisis Network of Ireland: www.rcni.ie
Children at Risk in Ireland (CARI): www.cari.ie
One in Four: www.oneinfour.ie
Connect: www.connectcounselling.ie
Childline (ROI): 1800 666666

Northern Ireland

Social Services: www.dhsspsni.gov.uk
The PSNI: www.psni.police.uk
One in Four: www.oneinfour.org.uk
The Nexus Institute: www.nexusni.org
The Samaritans: www.samaritans.org
The Rowan Sexual Assault Referral Centre: https://therowan.hscni.net/
Lifeline: www.lifelinehelpline.info
NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk
Barnardos: www.barnardos.org.uk

ChildLine (NI): 0800 1111
CARI: 1890 924567