Reporting Serious Incidents Policy and Procedure - Non Safeguarding Incidents 

St Mark's Church takes the reporting of serious incidents related to it's day to day activities very seriously. The Reporting Serious Incidents Policy and Procedure - Non Safeguarding Incidents can be found here.


All Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) are charities. The members of a PCC are its charity trustees and are responsible for compliance with the law and the Charity Commission’s guidance in relation to their charity. One of the responsibilities of charity trustees is to report any “Serious Incidents” occurring within their charity to the Charity Commission and explain how they are being dealt with.


This policy does not cover safeguarding serious incidents. Specific guidance on how to manage and report safeguarding serious incidents can be found in the PCC’s safeguarding policy.


This policy explains how to identify when a non-safeguarding Serious Incident has occurred and provides guidance on how it should be reported to the Charity Commission by the PCC. It is important to remember that the requirement to report a Serious Incident to the Charity Commission is in addition to reporting the incident to the Diocesan Secretary or the Diocesan Registrar, as well as any requirement to notify the police, local authority, statutory agency or other relevant authority.