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Section 8 - Serious incident reporting to the Charity Commission

Requirements

8.1 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. The Leader must ensure there is a mechanism for doing so in accordance with the House of Bishops’ Serious Incident Reporting Guidance for Religious Communities.

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

Guidance

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