Audits finished in 6 dioceses

INTERNAL audits into child protection have been completed in six dioceses, it emerged last night, with the Diocese of Raphoe likely to publish its report “in the near future”.

The audits have been conducted by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCC), the chief executive of which has already said he would like the findings of any audits to be published.

At present that decision lies with the bishops in each of the dioceses, and on Sunday Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said “hiding isn’t helping” when asked about the fact that the audits have not yet been made public.