Serious Incident Reporting
All PCCs and Church Charity Trustees are required to report any serious incident, both safeguarding and non-safeguarding to the Charity Commission.
A serious incident is defined by the Charity Commission as:-
"A serious incident is an adverse event, whether actual or alleged, which results in or risk significant:
- harm to your charity's beneficiaries, staff, volunteers or others who come into contact with your charity through its work
- loss of your charity's money or assets
- damage to your charity's property
- harm to your charity's work or reputation
"Significant" means significant in the context of your charity, taking account of its staff, operations, finances and/or reputation".
The following links take you to the Parish Resources website and the Charity Commission website for further guidance
www.parishresources.org.uk/pccs/trusteeship/serious-incident-reporting
www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-report-a-serious-incident-in-your-charity