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December 2024

• Updates to R1.A Guidance on reporting suspicions, concerns, knowledge or allegations of abuse. 
• Updates to R1.D Guidance on reporting Allegations Against Deceased Clerics and Religious. 
• Updates to L2. C Guidance on Annual Self Audit
• Updates to Guidance on the Delivery of Basic Safeguarding Awareness following a revision of the training. 

 October 2024

• Updates to L1.A Guidance on Developing a Communications Plan

August 2024: 

• Blank risk assessment template added to Nurturing a Culture of Safeguarding.
• Clarification on the role of the Relevant person along with a definition of the mandated person role added to Appendix A.

July 2024:

• Nurturing a Culture of Safeguarding: Template S10: Example International Child Safeguarding Policy added. 

June 2024:

• A Safe and Welcoming Church, Safeguarding Children Policy and Standards for the Catholic Church in Ireland, 2024 released on the 11th of June 2024. 
• Associated guidance was also released on the 11th of June 2024