Working with partners

Gaddum is a charity that provides support for carers in Salford. This includes adults carers (age 18+) and young carers (5-18yrs). Support includes completing carers assessments, one to one support, group support and various events. Gaddum also provides the Salford Young Carer's Service.

For more information, please visit Gaddum.

The Fire Service has a statutory function to carry out fire prevention and this is undertaken in the form of Home Fire Safety Assessments which focus upon the individual, their environment, and their behaviours.

Individuals and partner agencies can request a Home Fire Safety Assessment for the GMFRS website and this assessment aims to reduce an individual's risk of fire.

Legal Powers

Fire Safety Order 2005: Regulatory Reform, this can serve a prohibition or restriction notice to an occupier or owner of a flat where there is risk to other occupants / residents; this notice would take immediate effect. This option does not apply to premises such as detached / semi-detached houses or other premises consisting of or comprised in a house which is occupied as a single private dwelling. 

It is the role of the police to investigate any crimes that may have been committed and secure evidence to support a prosecution.  This may involve interviewing potential victims, offenders and witnesses and gathering any evidence.  For more information see the Greater Manchester Police website. 

Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Section 17), the police can gain entry to a property if they have information that a person inside the property was ill or injured with the purpose of saving life and limb.  

GMMH provide a range of mental health services to people living in Salford, including carers, family members and friends of the person experiencing difficulties with their mental health. Services include Living Well, Community Mental Health Services, Eating Disorder Services, Talking Therapies, Home Based Treatment Team through to inpatient facilities at Meadowbrook. GMMH will try to work with people who have consented to receiving their support, however in some circumstances where a person presents a risk to themselves or others, they can use legal powers to detain a person for assessment and/or treatment.

For more information on the range of mental health services provided in Salford, please visit the GMMH website.

Achieve Recovery Services is a service provided by GMMH that offers support, treatment and a recovery service for people affected by alcohol or drug use. Please visit Achieve Recovery Services for more information.

Housing has a key role to play in safeguarding.

Salford City Council

Salford City Council has a number of in-house housing services such as the Housing Options Service and Supported Housing Service that provide support to people who are at risk of becoming homeless or who are experiencing homelessness. 

The council also works to ensure that landlords who provide rented accommodation in the city provide a good quality service to their tenants. This means ensuring that homes are safe, free from hazards and facilities are in good working order. The council provides information for landlords, including how they can become accredited, a selective landlord licensing scheme in some areas and a landlord forum. The council has legal powers and can taken enforcement action where landlords fail to meet the required standards. For more information, see the council's Enforcement Policy.

Registered Housing Providers

There are a number of Registered Housing Providers in Salford. Housing providers may be the first agency to become aware of a person's developing needs. They may also be the first to identify potential signs of abuse / neglect. Housing providers are uniquely placed and they often will offer tenancy support services to support their tenants to maintain their tenancies. They also have legal tools and powers which they can use to manage the behaviour of their tenants or to protect their tenants from others. This could include, for example, injunctions, community protection notices or in extreme cases possession orders.

There is lots more safeguarding information for partners and professionals and information about the role of housing in safeguarding on the Salford City Council website. 

Community Care have published this article, Safeguarding adults who refuse support: how antisocial behaviour legislation may help which explains how this legislation was used in a real case. 

Please see Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014: Anti-social behaviour powers Statutory guidance for frontline professionals for more information on anti-social behaviour powers, including civil injunctions.

Mind in Salford are an independent charity affiliated to National Mind. They provide a number of services in Salford including the Advocacy, Peer Support as part of the Living Well service, Mindfulness, Welfare Rights and Debt Advice and Rainbow Mind (a service specifically for individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community).

For more information, please visit Mind in Salford.

As a commissioning organisation, NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) has a statutory duty to ensure that all health providers from whom it commissions services (both public and independent sector) have effective safeguarding arrangements in place. This includes having comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures embedded, which are in line with those of the Local Safeguarding Adult Board. Designated Professionals for Safeguarding are based in each locality in NHS GM including Salford, and can provide support and specialist advice to health providers with regards complex cases. This could include escalation to relevant partner agencies as deemed appropriate. For more information please visit NHS GM Salford.

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is a large NHS trust that provides health and social care services across Salford, Bury, Oldham and Rochdale. 

In Salford, the NCA is responsible for Salford Care Organisation which includes Salford Royal Hospital, Community Services and Adult Social Care.

Adult Social Care are responsible for assessing people who may have care and support needs and helping them determine how to best meet any care and support needs identified. Adult Social Care are also responsible for delivering the statutory safeguarding function on behalf of the Salford City Council. For more information, please see Safeguarding Adults.

Salford Age UK provide a range of services including nutrition and hydration, dementia services, bereavement support. They also have Critchley Community Hub which is a social centre and garden cafe. Age UK various activities that enable older people (60 plus) to be better connected to people and places in their neighbourhood.

Salford's Welfare Rights and Debt Advice can provide help and support with regards to working out what benefits and tax credits someone is entitled to. They can also provide free, confidential and expert debt advice. 

For more information, visit Welfare Rights and Debt Advice Service.

The council's regulatory services includes a number of services with a broad remit; it includes licensing, pest control, tackling anti-social nuisance behaviour, ensuring that people and businesses provide goods and services in line with required standards. Where people or businesses fail to do this or break the law, the council has a wide range of powers available that it can use to tackle those responsible and protect people. The council can take action against landlords and homeowners where a person's behaviour impacts on others such as pest infestations or fire risk due to hoarding or where properties become unsafe due to disrepair. 

For more information, please see:

• Anti-social behaviour
• Housing Standards
• Licensing and permits
• Pests, nuisances, pollution and food hygiene
• Trading Standards

For more information please see the council's Enforcement Policy.