Ian Elliott
Ian Elliott is a child protection expert who conducted a pivotal review in 2020 that revealed a history of tolerating child sexual abuse at the highest levels of Scouting Ireland's predecessor organizations. His findings have been instrumental in shaping the ongoing discussions around governance and accountability within Scouting Ireland amidst ongoing legal challenges.
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Ian Elliott is an internationally recognised expert in child safeguarding who attempted to alert church authorities to failings.
new Presbyterian leader aims to rebuild trust amid safeguarding scandal – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-03-07
Ian Elliott has called for a public inquiry into the way the PCI has handled safeguarding.
Presbyterian Church’s failure to protect most vulnerable leaves it in a state of crisis – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-18
Ian Elliott played a key role in reforming child-protection structures in the Catholic Church and offered advice to the Presbyterian Church.
Presbyterian Church apologises to parishioners for ‘inexcusable’ failures – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-16
Ian Elliott is a reference in standards regarding abuse cases in Ireland, contracted by the SVC.
Ni etiquetas ni atajos: lo que sí ocurrió en el caso Sodalicio , por Claudio Cajina | OPINION
Peru· 2025-10-16
Ian Elliott was identified as a leader of a compound associated with the Patriot Front.
‘Wolves in sheep’s clothing’: how a neo-Nazi cell infiltrated a martial arts school in Tennessee | Far right (US)
United Kingdom· 2025-06-21
Ian Elliott concluded the abuse had been covered up for decades to protect the reputation of the movement.
Abuse survivors left waiting too long for redress from Scouting Ireland – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-20Ian Elliott is a child protection expert who concluded that child sexual abuse had been tolerated at the highest levels of former bodies.
Embattled Scouting Ireland board ‘exhausted’ by infighting, review finds – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-14
