LEAD RELIGIOUS FOR SAFEGUARDING - SR UNA COOGAN IBVM.

Contact details Email: una.coogan@catholicsafeguarding.org.uk Telephone: 07735 535 123

The role of Religious Safeguarding Lead was created in response to IICSA’s recommendation for there to be a lead Bishop and a lead Religious for safeguarding within the Catholic Church.

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RELIGIOUS LIFE SAFEGUARDING SERVICE, RLSS:

To better serve the needs of those in Religious Life, a new dedicated safeguarding service has been created to replace the alignment arrangements with dioceses in England and Wales. 

The service provision will give the members the same services previously provided for within the alignment agreement, namely implementing good safeguarding practice in its member organisations, providing on-going case advice, case management or acting when allegations are received, facilitating training and development, as well as ensuring national safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented in line with the ‘One Church’ strategy to safeguarding.

CEO - Dani Wardman: CEO@religioussafeguarding.org

CATHOLIC STANDARDS SAFEGUARDING AGENCY, CSSA:

A new central agency has been created as the professional standards body to which all Catholic Dioceses and Religious Life Groups in England and Wales will be accountable. This replaces the previous Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service (CSAS) and National Catholic Safeguarding Commission (NCSC). The CSSA is under the responsibility of an independent management board, and led by a CEO for day-to-day operations.

CSSA Website: http://www.catholicsafeguarding.org.uk/

Fr David Smolira SJ ran the seventh Religious consultation meeting facilitated by CoR but open to all Religious. Around 200 people attended as well as both Nazir and Anne the respective chairs of CSSA and RLSS. For those who didn’t make it or would like a reminder, the session, in its entirety, can be found above.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) :

Statement on the IICSA Report (Nov 2020)

Response to IICSA Recommendations (May 2021)

Update from the Catholic Council (Sept 2021)

RESOURCES

Please find CoR’s safeguarding statement by clicking here.