Click here to read the full report of the Review of Child Safeguarding Practice in the Religious Congregation of Sisters of Mercy undertaken by The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI).

Click on the below links to read the Northern Province Response to the Recommendations of the Review of Child Safeguarding Practice in the Religious Congregation of Sisters of Mercy undertaken by the NBSCCCI.

Recommendation 1 – Protocol applicable for Sisters working in external organisations

Recommendation 2 – Safeguarding Children – Information for Young People/Posters/Leaflets

Recommendation 3A –  Northern Province – Information Leaflet for Complainants/Survivors

Recommendation 3B – Support of Former Residents

Click here to read the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy Statement in Response to the Review of Child Safeguarding Practice in the Religious Congregation of Sisters of Mercy undertaken by the NBSCCCI.

Click here to read the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy Safeguarding Children Information -Policy, Principles and Guidance Manual.

The Sisters of Mercy, Northern Province invited the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) to conduct a review of safeguarding practice.

If you have any concerns about Safeguarding in the Sisters of Mercy, Northern Province, we invite you to contact any of the following:

Mrs Teresa Burns
Safeguarding Co-Ordinator
Office: (N.I) 028 8554 8127, (ROI) 048 8554 8127
Mobile: (N.I) 07803566214, (ROI) 0044 07803566214

or

Kathleen Savage rsm
Deputy Designated Liaison Person
Mobile: (N.I) 07715 273 147, (ROI) 0044 7715273147

or

Northern Ireland – Health and Social Care Trusts, Gateway Teams
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust,
Tel: 028 90507000

or

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Tel: 03001000300

or

Northern Health and Social Care Trust,
Tel: 03001234333

or

Southern Health and Care Trust
Tel: 08007837745

or

Western Health and Social Care Trust
Tel: 028 71314090

or

PSNI
Emergency Tel: 999
Non-emergency Tel: 101

or in Republic of Ireland

TUSLA
Tel: 01 7718500 /1850 241850

or

Garda
Harcourt Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6663435

or

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in Ireland
Tel: (N.I) 00353 15053124, (ROI) 01-505 3124