This year started with the Diocese entering ‘Sede vacante’ with the retirement of Bishop Stephen Robson. Bishop Stephen was a great advocate for the cause of safeguarding within our parishes, Diocese and throughout the country and his dedication to the mission in our diocese will be greatly missed. Canon Kevin Golden, as Administrator of the Diocese has accepted the leadership …
Safeguarding Matters – May 2023
The latest edition of ‘Safeguarding Matters’ from the Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA) in now available. In it you will find an update on the work of the SCSSA; feedback from the recent Annual Safeguarding Audit; and Safeguarding Training updates.
Annual Day of Prayer for those who have suffered abuse
The Bishops of Scotland have established a Day of Prayer for those who have suffered any form abuse to be marked each year on the Friday following Ash Wednesday. On Friday, 24th February, along with Catholics throughout Scotland, this intention will be remembered at 1pm Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Nethergate, Dundee. Members of our Catholic communities will be asked …
Annual Safeguarding Statement
As with the previous two years, our parish communities have continued to be affected by the Covid 19 Pandemic throughout 2022. We have witnessed a very gradual reintroduction of ministries throughout the Diocese as we all begin to experience this new situation. Despite this, the work of safeguarding within our diocese has continued to be prominent within parish and diocesan …
Dunkeld’s Safeguarding Practice Audit
The independent audit of safeguarding practice within the Diocese of Dunkeld has been published by the Bishop’s Conference of Scotland. The full report can be access on the BCOS website: On line report
Prayers for those who have suffered from abuse
The Bishops of Scotland have established a Day of Prayer for those who have suffered abuse to be marked each year on the Friday following Ash Wednesday. Parishes across the diocese held Holy Hours ‘Service of Acknowledgment, Prayer and Reflection’, on Friday 4th March, excerpts of the prayers were also used at the daily Mass on that day either as …
Safeguarding Audit will take place in our diocese during February
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) will visit the Diocese of Dunkeld in February to complete its latest audit of Safeguarding practice at diocesan level in Scotland. SCIE brings significant experience of conducting adult and child safeguarding audits in English diocesan and wider organisational contexts. The Independent Review Group (IRG), chaired by Baroness Helen Liddel, initiated this practical review audit …