"Rigorous vetting" for diocesan workers

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The Diocese of Derry has introduced a formal recruitment and selection process for people working with children and young people. All those working with the young in a diocesan capacity will now have to submit an application form, reference forms and have a POCVA (Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults) or Garda check.
The move was announced following the publication of the first annual report of the Diocese of Derry Child Protection Committee this week.The group, based at the Pastoral centre in Bishop Street was initiated by Most Rev. Dr Seamus Hegarty, Bishop of Derry to implement best practice in the area of child protection across the Diocese of Derry.The committee says that rigorous vetting procedures are now in place in the Diocese of Derry including checks for committee members, diocesan trainers, priests, parish representatives, parish employees and volunteers.To date the group have appointed and trained two Diocesan Child Protection Trainers, provided fours days of training in Child Protection for all clergy in the diocese (including Bishop Seamus Hegarty, Auxiliary Bishop Francis Lagan and the retired Bishop, Dr. Edward Daly) and designed a poster for display at the back of churches including
contact details in relation to child protection concerns and/or allegations of child abuse.