Risk Management

Risk Management

Parish Governance Statute 2016, 58.1(d) states that the Wardens should: "see that an appropriate risk management plan for the parish is in place".

The information and resources provided below are designed the support Part 2 Sections 8 and 9 of Policy 2 – Work Health and Safety concerning risk management.

The following generic Risk Register Template may be useful for recording parish risks:

• Parish Risk Register

Special consideration should be given to non-routine activities and events. Non-routine public events involving 500 or more people on other than church property e.g., Christmas carols, require that a risk assessment be conducted as part of the planning process. A copy of this should be forwarded to the Diocesan Operations Manager.

The following generic Event Risk Register Template has been partially completed, but can be adapted depending on the nature of the event:

• Parish Event Risk Register

The following pages describe the Risk Management process:

• Risk Identification
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Control
• Risk Monitoring