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Reporting concernsThis topic contains all information relating to different sources of where a suspicion, concern, knowledge or allegation can arise and how to deal with them. Some examples of the guidance contained here include: guidance on abuse through child pornography, responding to an adult that has been abused, responding to a child that has been abuse.

Ensuring Compliance and AuditsThis topic contains information in relation to ensuring the safeguarding standards are lived out in practice. Some examples of the guidance contained here include: guidance on compliance visits by the Church authority, guidance on local safeguarding audits, guidance on annual report made by the DLP to the Church authority on cases.

Creating Safe EnvironmentsThis topic contains information relating to creating and maintaining safe environments. Some examples of the guidance contained here include: guidance on supervision ratios, guidance on whistleblowing, guidance on complaints, guidance on safe recruitment. Clerics and Religious ministering in external organisations- this topic contains information relating to the governance of those clerics and religious who minister with children outside of their parish or community.

Clerics and Religious ministering in external organisationsthis topic contains information relating to the governance of those clerics and religious who minister with children outside of their parish or community.

Use of Church Property by external Groups this topic contains information in relation to other groups who are not under the authority of the Church body who use Church property to minister with children. Some examples of the guidance contained here includes: guidance on lay apostolates, guidance on facilitating community service orders on Church property, guidance on groups who use Church property.

Lay associationsThis topic contains all information relating to child safeguarding in associations which are associated with the Catholic Church in Ireland but are not a diocese or religious order.

Case Management processthis topic contains information in relation to the case management process when an allegation is reported and how it is managed throughout the civil and canonical processes. Some examples of the guidance contained here includes: guidance on reporting the allegation, guidance leave from ministry, guidance on information sharing, guidance on risk management.

Supporting and Managing respondentsthis topic contains information in relation to the support and management of those that have been accused of abuse. Some examples of the guidance contained here includes: guidance on the role of the advisor, guidance on informing the respondent that and allegation has been received, guidance on information sharing.

Support for Complainants this topic contains information in relation to support and care for those that have suffered abuse. Some examples of the guidance contain here includes: guidance on information sharing, guidance on a pastoral response, guidance on the role of the support person.

Tusla Child Safeguarding Statement and Child Safeguarding Policy Statementthis topic contains information in relation to the production of a Tusla Child Safeguarding Statement for those that minister with children in the Republic of Ireland. The guidance contained here relates to local risk assessment and a template Tusla Child Safeguarding Statement.