Reporting a safeguarding concern about yourself or someone else
A safeguarding concern is when you are worried about the safety or wellbeing of a child or adult at risk (including apprentices) because of something you’ve seen, heard or something that has been disclosed to you.
Follow these steps to get advice, make a report or tell a trusted person who can help you decide the best way to report the issue.
Mental Health
If you have a concern about someone’s mental health, please contact The University’s Counselling and Mental Health Service. For any specific concerns relating to mental health difficulties including self harm and/or suicidal thinking/behaviours please follow the Significant Concerns for Student Pathway
General Advice
For general advice or to speak to someone before you report please contact adviceandresponse@manchester.ac.uk or call Advice and Response Duty on 0161 306 0060.
A: Emergency
If it’s an emergency (if I don’t act someone will come to harm) call 999 for police/ambulance as appropriate and then security on 0161 306 9966 if you are on-campus.
Then also follow route B
B: Report it at
www.reportandsupport.manchester.ac.uk
AND if it relates to a child under 18 contact childsafeguarding@manchester.ac.uk
For any safeguarding concern, tell the Local Safeguarding Lead/Senior Person if you are outside the University on a placement.
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What will happen next?
The Advice and Response Team or delegate will respond to you within approximately two working days, depending on the urgency of the case, to give you the support you need.
The report handler will be able to discuss in more detail with you about how the report will be handled.