Child protection agency calls for improved vetting

THE Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) yesterday reiterated its long-running call for improved vetting procedures for people working with children.

The call follows moves by police in the North to improve monitoring of sex offenders by establishing a new register linked to the main British database.

The ISPCC said improvements were needed in the Republic, particularly garda vetting for people working with children and the introduction of statutory child protection guidelines.