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The Department of Education and Youth have published revised, updated and published Child Protection Procedures for Schools 2025.
The updated procedures continue to give direction and guidance to school authorities and to school personnel in relation to meeting their statutory obligations under the Children First Acti 2015 and in the continued implementation of the best practice (non-statutory) guidance set out in Children Frist National Guidance 2017.
The procedures include:
Introduction: Detils of the legal framework on which child welfare and protection policy is based
Definition and recognition of child abuse
Retrospective abuse allegations
Roles and responsibilities
Reporting of concerns
How to make a report to Tusla
Allegations or suspicion of child abuse regarding school employees
Record keeping
Child safeguarding requirements
Recruitment procedures and requirements for Garda Vetting