Section 7 - Serious Incident Reporting to the Charity Commission

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Last updated: 15 July 2021
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Requirements

7.1 Those communities which are charities (or are overseen by and accountable to a charity) have a duty to report any serious incidents (including safeguarding) to the Charity Commission and should do so in accordance with the House of Bishops’ Serious Incident Reporting Guidance for Religious Communities. 

7.2 This is in addition to reporting the safeguarding incident to the DSA. 

Good practice advice 

For further information on how to identify and report a Serious Incident to the Charity Commission, please see the Guidance for Religious Communities 


Source URL: https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/safeguarding-e-manual/safeguarding-religious-communities/section-7-serious-incident