Nolan Report (Catholic Church) Explained

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

1. Web site: 2012-11-02 . 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 . 2024-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102151024/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5157208.html . 2 November 2012 .
2. Web site: 2016-03-14 . Nolan Review - Final Report . 2024-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314124859/http://www.cathcom.org/mysharedaccounts/cumberlege/finalnolan1.htm . 14 March 2016 .
3. Web site: Scottish Catholic Church Responds to Nolan Report . 2024-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728004537/https://scmo.org/articles/52/1/Scottish-Catholic-Church-Responds-to-Nolan-Report/Page1.html . 28 July 2011 .
4. Web site: News Features . 2024-08-06 . www.catholicculture.org.
5. Web site: Nolan will head Catholic review into child abuse . . 13 September 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160227143134/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1355213/Nolan-will-head-Catholic-review-into-child-abuse.html . 2016-02-27 . live .