Ian Elliott, who put in place rigorous child protection structures in the Catholic Church, tried to help Presbyterian Church. Photograph: David Sleator
Attempts in 2023 to alert authorities in the Presbyterian Church to failings in its child safeguarding policies were ignored, a leading expert in the area has said.
Ian Elliott was speaking following Wednesday’s announcement that Presbyterian Moderator Rev Dr Trevor Gribben is to resign over his failure to deal adequately with child protection issues.
Mr Elliott, who played a key role in reforming child protection structures in the Catholic Church, said he had “previously offered a
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