Safeguarding Unit

The Safeguarding Unit (previously called the Professional Standards Unit) was established on 1 March 2018 and is structurally situated within the Vicar General’s Office, and supersedes the Office of Professional Conduct and Ethics which operated from 2012-2017.

The Safeguarding Unit has been established to:

• provide advice and support across the Archdiocese to the leadership, clergy, employees and volunteers to ensure that children, young people and adults are safe from all forms of harm and abuse.
• promote, model and sustain a safeguarding culture within parishes, agencies and entities to ensure the safety, protection and wellbeing of children, young people and adults is paramount
• effectively respond to current and historical allegations of abuse and misconduct to meet the Archdiocese’s moral, ethical and legal obligations.