Safeguarding
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KILLEIGH PARISH
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN STATEMENT
Safeguarding Children;
All Church personnel (including clergy, religious, staff and volunteers) have a responsibility to safeguard children through promoting their welfare, health and development in a safe and caring environment that supports their best interests and prevents abuse.
The Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded from the diocesan website – www.kandle.ie
As required of all church personnel in this diocese, we will adhere to ‘Kildare & Leighlin Diocese: Safeguarding Children Policy & Procedures’ (Feb 2017).
If you have a concern contact:-
Diocesan Designated Person; (D.L.P.) –
Ms Joan Treacy:085-8021633
Email:- joantreacy@kandle.ie The DLP is the person responsible
in our diocese
for receiving all Child Safeguarding concerns
and reporting same to the civil authorities.
Local Safeguarding Representatives: –
in our diocese
for receiving all Child Safeguarding concerns
and reporting same to the civil authorities.
Local Safeguarding Representatives: –
Breda O’Connor
Concepta Murphy
Aileen McDermott
Margaret Conroy
Concepta Murphy
Aileen McDermott
Margaret Conroy
The LSR’s role is to promote awareness
of the diocesan safeguarding children policy and procedures,
and
to ensure that church activities are provided in a way that ensures the safety
and wellbeing of the children involved.
Duty Social worker can be contacted 9am-5pm
and
to ensure that church activities are provided in a way that ensures the safety
and wellbeing of the children involved.
Duty Social worker can be contacted 9am-5pm
Laois Area
057 86 92567/8
Offaly Area
057 93 70700
057 86 92567/8
Offaly Area
057 93 70700
HSE National information line:- 1850 24 1850
(callsave)
(callsave)
Outside of these hours in cases of emergency please contact An Garda Síochána
Tullamore: 057 93 21305
Portarlington: 057 8623112
Portarlington: 057 8623112
Portarlington: 057 8623112
Portarlington: 057 8623112