Nolan Report (Catholic Church)

The Nolan Report is a report published in 2001 by Michael Nolan on the problem of clerical child abuse.[1]

In 2000, at the request of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, he investigated the issue of paedophile priests and child protection in the Catholic Church in England and Wales.[2]

As a result of this report, the Catholic Church in England and Wales formed an agency called COPCA (Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults) to centrally manage CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) applications.[3][4]

His Vice-Chairman on the committee was a fellow Old Amplefordian, Sir Swinton Thomas.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Nolan Report: Child abuse checks are urged for all priests ; NOLAN REPORT Catholic Church urged to set up database to screen for paedophiles and bishops must not have power to overrule selection boards - The Independent (London, England) | HighBeam Research". 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Nolan Review - Final Report". 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Scottish Catholic Church Responds to Nolan Report". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "News Features". www.catholicculture.org. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Nolan will head Catholic review into child abuse". The Daily Telegraph. 13 September 2000. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016.