Crisis holding statement
A 24-hour holding statement for a serious 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 a 24-hour holding statement for a serious 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
Gather your inputs
Have your local context, audience and goal to hand. - 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
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
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 100-word holding statement for {SITUATION}. Acknowledge, express care for those affected, note that we are cooperating with relevant agencies, commit to more information within {HOURS} hours. Do not admit liability, do not speculate, do not name individuals. Flag anything a lawyer must review.Replace bracketed placeholders with real context. Never paste identifying details about children, health or safeguarding cases.
Worked example
SITUATION: [brief factual description] · HOURS: 24
Why this prompt works
Buys time without saying anything reckless.
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