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Movement strengthening· High risk

Incident public statement

Draft a public statement for an incident.

Higher-risk prompt — human review is required before you act on the output.

This prompt touches safeguarding, wellbeing, funding claims or public communications. Verify facts, remove personal details and check with a colleague before using the result.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to draft a public statement for an incident. It's designed for Comms lead, CEO. Typically used within Communications work.

Not suitable for real-time decisions about individuals, safeguarding cases, or public claims without human sign-off.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Gather your inputs

    You'll need: Incident summary, What we can say.
    Nice to have: Legal advice status.
  2. 2

    Fill in the template

    Copy the template below and replace every bracketed placeholder with real, local context. Keep names and safeguarding details out.
  3. 3

    Run it in your AI tool

    Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone or context.
  4. 4

    Review with the checklist

    Work through the human-review checklist below before you send, publish or act on the output.

Prefer a guided flow? Adapt with the guided builder — it fills placeholders from your association profile.

Prompt template

Draft a public statement from {{association_name}} on {{incident}}. Honesty, care for those affected, action, without prejudicing investigation.

Replace bracketed placeholders with real context. Never paste identifying details about children, health or safeguarding cases.

What good output looks like

A short public statement.

Human review checklist

Tick each before you send or publish the output.

Why this prompt works

Incident statements protect trust when they lead with care, not defence.

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