Budget further delays Tusla and Gardaí electronically sharing child sex abuse disclosures

The establishment of a joint computerised notification system between Tusla and An Garda Síochána (AGS) was a key recommendation of the Garda Inspectorate’s ‘Responding to Child Sexual Abuse’ Review, published in December 2017.

The electronic sharing of child sexual abuse disclosures between social services and gardaí has been delayed again – five years after it was initially recommended by the Garda Inspectorate.

The current system between Tusla and An Garda Síochána is still paper-based with concerns over delays, legibility of forms, lack of detail, communication problems and cases falling through the cracks.