Make a referral about a child
In Oldham this goes to the MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub).
Phone: 0161 770 7777
Local safeguarding contacts › Oldham
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Oldham
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Oldham 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 Oldham Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP)’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
Phone: 0161 770 8870
Threshold document
How Oldham describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
OSCP Continuum of Need (September 2026)
More from Oldham
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