UK authorities cited for lack of details on convicted priests

Three priests convicted of child abuse in the UK retired to the diocese of Cork and Ross, according to the Catholic Church’s child protection watchdog.

The National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC) criticised the British dioceses for not being sufficiently “forthcoming” with information on the convicted clerics, meaning there was “a lack of awareness of potential risk”.

The diocese’s child protection director, Cleo Yates admitted “we may not have got full and adequate information” from the British authorities on how the priests were being monitored in Ireland. She also admitted the “UK authorities haven’t taken up the offer that we would help with their monitoring”.