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Diocese of Meath Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath Private and Confidential Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath undertaken by The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCCI) The content of this Report is not to be accessed or shared without the consent of Bishop Michael Smith Date: December 2013 Page 1 of 40 Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath CONTENTS Background Page 3 Standard 1 A written policy on keeping children safe Page 8 Standard 2 Management of allegations Page 11 Standard 3 Preventing Harm to Children Page 22 Standard 4 Training and Education Page 26 Standard 5 Communicating the Church’s Safeguarding Message Page 28 Standard 6 Access to Advice and Support Page 31 Standard 7 Implementing and Monitoring Standards Page 34 Recommendations Page 36 Terms of Reference Page 37 Page 2 of 40 Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath Background The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) was asked by the Sponsoring Bodies, namely the Episcopal Conference, the Conference of Religious of Ireland and the Irish Missionary Union, to undertake a comprehensive review of safeguarding practice within and across all the Church authorities on the island of Ireland. The purpose of the review is to confirm that current safeguarding practice complies with the standards set down within the guidance issued by the Sponsoring Bodies in February 2009, Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland and whether all known allegations and concerns had been appropriately dealt with. To achieve this task, safeguarding practice in each Church authority is to be reviewed through an examination of case records and through interviews with key personnel involved both within and external to a diocese or other authority. This report contains the findings of the Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath undertaken by the NBSCCCI in line with the request made to it by the Sponsoring Bodies. It is based upon the case material made available to us by the bishop, along with interviews with selected key personnel who contribute to safeguarding within the diocese. The NBSCCCI believes that all relevant documentation for these cases was passed to the reviewers, and the bishop has confirmed this. The findings of the review have been shared with a reference group before being submitted to Bishop Smith, along with any recommendations arising from the findings. Page 3 of 40 Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath Introduction At the request of Bishop Michael Smith the NBSCCCI engaged in a process of reviewing child safeguarding policy and practice within the Diocese of Meath. The review took place on the 10th and 11th of December 2013, and on the 16th of January 2014. During the course of the fieldwork case files were examined and interviews were conducted with key personnel in the diocesan safeguarding structure. In addition the reviewers consulted with external safeguarding agencies. The fieldwork was further supplemented by a review of all written policies, procedures, guidance documents and general diocesan safeguarding files. The diocese was also the subject of a HSE audit published in 2012 and this document is referred to when relevant. The review team would like to take the opportunity to thank Bishop Michael Smith, the diocesan secretary who also acts as safeguarding coordinator, secretary of safeguarding committee, designated persons, trainer and all whom the reviewers met who hold safeguarding roles for their commitment and openness and contribution to the review process. Diocese of Meath The Diocese of Meath comprises 69 parishes grouped into 8 deaneries serving communities living in parts of counties Meath, Westmeath Offaly Cavan, Longford and Louth (south of the river Boyne) The diocese covers an area of 1,809 sq. miles and stretches in the west from Tupperclaire Co Westmeath to the Co Meath towns of Drogheda Laytown-Mornington and Stamullen in the East. To the North the diocese covers Kingscourt Co Cavan and stretches as far as Eglish Parish Birr Co.Offaly to the South. The geographical spread ensures a broad variety of parish settings with parishes ranging from small rural settings to urban settings of the larger towns such as Mullingar, Tullamore, Navan, Dunshaughlin and Ashbourne. There are in total 102 priests in active ministry and 24 are retired in the diocese. There are 123 religious priests very few of whom minister in the diocese. There are 9 men studying for the priesthood for the diocese. Bishop Michael Smith was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Meath in 1984. He was appointed coadjutor Bishop in 1989 and succeeded as Bishop in 1990. His association with the diocese goes back further than that having previously served as diocesan secretary and secretary to the Conference of Bishops. The population of the diocese is 303,000 of which 265,000 are Catholic. Bishop Smith commented that he has seen the current population of Catholics in his area more than double in his time. The diocesan office is based in Mullingar and as well as servicing 69 parishes the diocese also organises an annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes. There are 196 primary schools and 10 secondary schools with direct diocesan involvement. Post primary diocesan schools are located in Mullingar, Navan, Athboy, Kells, Trim Tullamore and Drogheda. A number of priests were educated at St. Finians School Mullingar and later in St. Patrick’s College, Page 4 of 40 Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath Navan. The current president of St Finian’s College is the only priest currently working in education in schools at present. The diocese has international links with countries such as Columbia,Thailand, Burma, Haiti,GhanaNigeria,Romania and Zambia. Clergy from these countries, usually undertaking postgraduate studies in Rome and elsewhere in Europe, serve some parishes over the summer months. Presently there are three priests from Nigeria, one from Ghana and another from India serving in ongoing pastoral ministry in the diocese, while some of them are also pursuing post graduate studies in Ireland. The review process involved the fieldwork team reading all case management files of living priests within the diocese against whom allegations were made. A sample number of case management files of deceased priests against whom allegations were made were also examined. In addition interviews were held with Bishop Michael Smith, the safeguarding co coordinator, the designated liaison person (DLP) and recently appointed deputy designated person, three members of the safeguarding committee, three members of the advisory case management committee, four parish safeguarding representatives, the person responsible for training, and vetting and the victim support person. The review also assessed the diocesan document, Safeguarding Children - Child Protection Policy and Procedures for the Diocese of Meath, and other documents relating to diocesan safeguarding activities. All other written material provided to the reviewers was evaluated for relevance and accuracy as was the child safeguarding information on the diocesan website. The review process uses the seven standards outlined within the NBSCCCI Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland as an assessment framework. The purpose of this review is set out within the Terms of Reference that are appended to this report. It seeks to examine how case management practice conforms to expected standards in the Church, both at the time an allegation was received and currently. Just as importantly, the review evaluates the efforts that have been made to create safe environments for children to ensure their current and future safety. To achieve these two objectives, the review process uses the seven standards outlined within Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland, the 2009 document as an assessment framework. The review was initiated through the signing of a data protection deed, allowing full access by review fieldwork staff from to all case management and diocesan records. This access does not constitute disclosure as the reviewers through the deed were deemed to be nominated data processors of the material for Bishop Smith. The stated purpose of the review is to confirm that current safeguarding practice complies with the guidance document Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland. The report below discusses the findings of the Page 5 of 40 Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath fieldworkers under each of the seven standards. Conclusions are drawn regarding both the effectiveness of diocesan policies and practices in preventing abuse and the ability of the relevant personnel within the diocese to assess and manage risk to children. Recommendations for improvements are made where considered appropriate. Page 6 of 40 Review of Safeguarding Practice in the Diocese of Meath STANDARDS This section provides the findings of the review. The template employed to present the findings are the seven standards, set down and described in the Church’s Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Irelan . This guidance was launched in February 2009 and was endorsed and adopted by all the Church authorities that minister on the island of Ireland, including the Diocese of Meath. The seven standards are: Standard 1 A written policy on keeping children safe Standard 2 Procedures – how to respond to allegations and suspicions in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Standard 3 Preventing harm to children: • recruitment and vetting • running safe activities for children • codes of behaviour Standard 4 Training and education Standard 5 Communicating the Church’s safeguarding message: • to children • to parents and adults • to other organisations Standard 6 Access to advice and support Standard 7 Implementing and monitoring the Standards Each standard contains a list of criteria, which are indicators that help decide whether this Standard has been met.
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