Welcome to Greater Manchester Safeguarding Children
What is safeguarding?
In Greater Manchester all children and young people should be able to grow up in circumstances where they are safe and supported, so that they can achieve their optimal outcomes throughout childhood, their teenage years and into adulthood. Although safeguarding children and young people is the responsibility of all adults, in Children Act 2004 Government established Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) to ensure the safeguarding and promoting of the welfare of children is effectively coordinated.
To achieve this, agencies need to work together to promote children’s welfare and prevent them from suffering harm. Children who are being or who are likely to be harmed are safeguarded best when safeguarding procedures are consistent across Greater Manchester.
What is the Greater Manchester Safeguarding Partnership?
The Greater Manchester Safeguarding Partnership (GMSP) supports collaborative safeguarding children activities across the 10 Local Safeguarding Children Boards in Greater Manchester. It aims to ensure that, wherever it is possible, the delivery of safeguarding children across the 10 Local Authority areas is consistent and supports improving practices. See ‘About Us’ for more information and Terms of Reference.