Hiqa reveals major non-compliance in foster care Garda vetting

A health watchdog inspection has found “major non-compliances” in Garda vetting at foster care services in Kerry, and some moderate non-compliances at similar services in Galway and Roscommon.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) revealed that over 40% of the foster carers in Kerry had not had a review in over three years.

The watchdog also showed that systems for ensuring that Garda vetting was updated for foster carers and that all household members over 16 years of age were Garda vetted, were “not adequate”.