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A regular part of work of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland is the provision of advice and support on a range of child safeguarding issues, including developments in national and international legislation, policy and procedures. This part of the site functions as a resource library highlighting latest developments in civil and Church law in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.
Relevant publications which support best practice
Please follow the links below to download relevant publications.
National Legislation and Policy (ROI)
Better Outcomes Better Futures 2014.pdf
Children First National Guidance 2017
Children First Guide to Reporting 2017
Children First Guide to Developing a Safegaurding Statement 2017
Children First Best Practice for Developing Children First Training Programmes
Children First Guidance 2015
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 Revised 2019
International Law and Policy
Concluding Observations of UNCRC to Ireland 2006.pdf
Concluding Observations of UNCRC to the Holy See 2014.pdf
Concluding Observations of UNCRC to UK 2016.pdf
Holy See State Party Report to UNCRC 2012.pdf
Ireland State Party Report to UNCRC 2015.pdf
UK State Party Report to UNCRC 2008.pdf
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) .pdf