Vivienne ClarkeSafeguarding consultant, former senior garda, Michael Lynch has said it was important to make people feel comfortable with reporting any concerns about child safety. “That’s a very important step in safeguarding that people feel comfortable with reporting to the organisation. Coward has been jailed for three years after pleading guilty to the sexual exploitation of children and producing child abuse images and videos between September 2021 and September 2022. When asked about garda vetting, Mr Lynch said that vetting only worked if the person had a past history. Safeguarding was everyone’s responsibility not just the safeguarding officer or safeguarding organisation.

Source: The Herald November 22, 2023 11:24 UTC