Make a referral about a child
In Manchester this goes to the Manchester Contact Centre.
Phone: 0161 234 5001
Out of hours: 0161 234 5001
Local safeguarding contacts › Manchester
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Manchester
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Manchester makes a referral, raises an allegation about a member of staff, and finds the local threshold document. Every link goes to the council’s or Manchester Safeguarding Partnership (MSP)’s own pages.
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.
Allegations about staff: the LADO
For a concern that an adult working with children may have harmed a child or may pose a risk. When to contact the LADO
Threshold document
How Manchester describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Right Intervention, Right Time (Updated August 2023)
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