All-island board to tackle child abuse in the church

THE former head of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in the North is to head up an all-island child protection board.

Ian Elliott warned he was prepared to report any church member he suspects to be involved in child sex abuse.

Mr Elliot, a member of the Presbyterian Church in north Antrim, has been credited with leading thereform of child protection services in the North.