Incident Reporting
Report a paddling incident or near miss
This page is for KCC incident and near-miss reporting. The club form still needs to be added, but the route should be singular and focused: incidents, near misses, and safety learning from club activity.
One route for incidents and near misses
KCC should use this page for a single incident reporting form, with Paddle UK’s national incident reporting form linked alongside it.
KCC incident form
Add the club’s own incident and near-miss form here once the recipient, storage process, and follow-up route are confirmed.
Paddle UK incident reporting
Paddle UK’s online incident form can be used for paddling incidents, near misses, and safety concerns.
Safeguarding is separate
Use the safeguarding reporting route if the concern is about welfare, behaviour, a child, young person, or adult at risk.
Important
Use emergency services first if needed
If someone is at immediate risk or emergency help is needed, contact emergency services first. Website forms are not emergency response routes.
If the incident is connected to club activity, it should also be reported through KCC’s agreed route once the immediate situation is managed.
The Paddle UK incident form is an external route for paddlesport incidents, near misses, and safety concerns. It does not replace any urgent emergency response.
FAQs
Incident reporting questions
Is this for all forms?
No. This page should be a singular incident and near-miss reporting route, not a collection of unrelated forms.
Should I also report to Paddle UK?
For paddling incidents, near misses, and safety concerns, Paddle UK’s online incident reporting form is the appropriate external route.
Should near misses be reported?
Yes. Near misses help the club learn before something more serious happens.
What if it is safeguarding?
Use the safeguarding reporting route if the concern is about welfare, behaviour, protection, a child, young person, or adult at risk.