- Adolescent Strategy (SSCP) 2023 - 2026
- Adolescent Strategy (SSCP) 2023 - 2026 Summary Version
- Child Sexual Abuse Strategy (SSCP) 2023 - 2026
- Child Sexual Abuse Strategy (SSCP) 2023 - 2026 Summary version
- Children living with substance misusing parents (Adobe PDF format, 133kb)
- Cultural Consciousness Guidance (SSCP, July 2023)
- Escalation Policy/ Effective Challenge and Escalation Procedure (June 2023)
- Hard to engage families - advice for practitioners (SSCP 2023)
- Joint Working Protocol - SCC Children's Services & Achieve Recovery (Adobe PDF format, 483 kb)
- Lead Professional Handbook (Adobe PDF format, 630kb)
- MAPPA policy document (2022)
- Out of School Settings (Oct 2023)
- Practice Review Policy and toolkit (Adobe PDF format, 889kb)
- Pre-birth process flowchart
- Pre-birth strategy theory of change
- Restorative conference report for initial case conference (2023)
- Restorative conference report for a review child protection case (2023)
- Restorative conferencing agenda (2023)
- Safe recruitment policy (Adobe PDF format, 1mb)
- Safe recruitment good practice guide (Microsoft Word format, 416kb)
- Salford Safer Sleeping Policy Guidance April 2021 (Adobe PDF format, 1.12mb)
- Safeguarding Children in Jewish Educational Settings and the Community 2023
- Safeguarding template for voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises
- Salford standards across adult and children safeguarding (Adobe PDF format, 104kb)
- Schools Code of Conduct for employees in Schools/PRUs
- Schools DSL Supervision Template for Educational Settings (2023)
- Schools KCSIE training requirements in Salford September 2023
- Schools low level HR and concerns policy template 2023
- Schools safeguarding children policy template (2024)
- Schools safeguarding children audit tool (2023)
- Schools Salford Domestic Abuse Guidance for Education (2023)
- Schools Whistleblowing policy template (2022)
- Support and Safeguarding: Helping Children to Thrive Guidance 2022 (formerly the 'Thresholds of Need')
- Supporting Guidance for Children's and Adults Services in responding to Safeguarding Concerns
- Think Child Guidance 2023 - Assessing the impact of parental mental health (Adobe PDF format, 242kb)
- Think Child, Think Adult, Think Family Guidance (Oct 2023)
- Unregistered Provision Procedure (Sept 2023)
- Use of Force and Restrictive Practices DRAFT (2022)
- Working with resistant families (Adobe PDF format, 124kb)
- Young Person's Plan (YPP) (Adobe PDF format, 1 mb)
Policies and procedures
A core function of Salford Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) is developing multi-agency procedures and policies for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Policies and procedures provide clarity and consistency, by communicating what people need to do and why, Policies can also communicate goals, values and the culture of the organisation with enough direction for professionals and community members to understand the roles and responsibilities we all have in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and families.
Many of the Greater Manchester Procedures were adopted from 19th March 2013. Direct access to the is available.
Organisations in Salford and Greater Manchester are advised to refer to the Greater Manchester (GM) Safeguarding Children Procedures Manual and the relevant local policies and procedures included here.
Local polices and procedures
Salford policies, procedures, guidance and toolkits can be accessed from the drop down menu below and via the relevant sections of the SSCP website.
If you cannot see the policy you are searching for please also check the 'Pathways from GM Procedures to Salford Practice' below.
Salford policies, procedures and guidance
North West Inter-Local Authority Transfer Process
- NW Children in Need Moving across Local Authority Boundaries Procedure 2021
- NW Notification and Transfer of Children Subject of Child Protection Plans across Local Authority Boundaries Procedure 2021
- NW Pre-Care and Care Proceedings Notification and Transfer across Local Authority Boundaries Procedure 2021
Pathways from GM procedures to Salford practice
The introduction of GM-wide procedures will lead to increased consistency of practice. But there will, for the time being, still be some local variations. In this section we describe how, for specific procedures, the GM versions should be interpreted for implementation in Salford. This is where 'Pathway Guidance' will assist. Access the Pathway Guidance.
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The best way to keep up to date with new procedures, or amendments to existing procedures, is to register for alerts. To do this go to the Register for Alerts page and complete the brief online form.
Latest news
Details of all the latest news from the Salford Safeguarding Children Partnership.