Revised Trustee Guidance: Serious Incident Reporting

The Charity Commission (the 'Commission') has launched a 3 month consultation on proposed amendments to its guidance on serious incident reporting.

As part of the annual return submitted by charities with income of over £25,000 to the Commission, the trustees must declare that there are no serious incidents or other matter which should have been brought to the Commission's attention but have not.

The Commission's guidance helps trustees to identify when a matter is a serious incident which should be reported to the Commission.

The proposed updated guidance will aim to make it clearer for charities as to what needs to be reported, as well as when the reporting needs to be happen, and how it should be reported.