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21 November 2015

Catholic Church to announce abuse reforms

An independent body is to be established by the Catholic Church in Scotland to oversee the safeguarding of victims and potential victims of abuse. The move will form part of a major overhaul of how the Church deals with abuse cases as it implements recommendations by the McLellan Commission on protecting children and vulnerable adults.
The Church accepted the findings in full when the report was published in August. It aims to implement most of the recommendations within two years. The commission report said creating proper safeguards was the “greatest challenge” facing the Church following decades of child abuse.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/catholic-church-to-announce-abuse-reforms-1-3954233