This page aims to support you and others to stay safe while you’re working in the West Midlands.
Here, you’ll find contact details for organisations that can provide you with information and help if you need it.
Staying Safe
- If your life is in danger, please call 999 and ask for the Police or go to Contact us | Police.uk or for an urgent health issue please call 999 and ask for an ambulance
- If you need to report a non-urgent crime, please call 101 and ask for your local Police force or go to:
Contact us | Police.uk - If you want to report a crime without saying who you are, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit their website at Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers
- If you need someone to talk to, please call the Samaritans on 116 123 or go to Contact Us | Samaritans
- If you need medical help, please call 111 or go to Get help for your symptoms – NHS 111
Concerns about an employer
- If you don’t know what to do about your concerns, and if your employer’s sponsorship license has been revoked then you can request free legal and human resources support when you register for support through the West Midlands International Recruitment Partnership at www.revoked.support (please note this service cannot provide support for employment disputes or tribunals).
- The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) regulates employment agencies and businesses and enforces minimum standards of conduct in the recruitment sector.
- Anyone can report concerns about the conduct of a recruitment organisation, agency or collaboration based in Great Britain, including if they are charging work-finding fees or they, or someone they know, have not been paid for all hours worked. Contact an EAS inspector by phone, post or email or complete the online form to complain about pay and work rights.
- If you are employed by a care or nursing home or domiciliary care company, you can also call the Care Quality Commission on 03000 616161 or email them at enquiries@cqc.org.uk
- You can find out more information at Report a concern if you are a member of staff – Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission’s quick guide to whistleblowing or guidance for workers gives helpful advice on speaking out about poor care and what protection health care personnel will have from the law.
You can also find out more information at Is the GLAA the correct enforcement body for you? – GLAA
Any health or social care personnel who thinks that they might be being underpaid or their employer has unsafe working practices can report concerns in confidence by calling 0300 123 1100 or completing the online form to complain about pay and work rights