Make a referral about a child
In Bexley this goes to the MASH.
Phone: 020 3045 5440
Out of hours: 020 8303 7777
Local safeguarding contacts › Bexley
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Bexley
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Bexley makes a referral, raises an allegation about a member of staff, and finds the local threshold document. Every link goes to the council’s or Bexley Safeguarding Partnership for Children and Young People (Bexley S.H.I.E.L.D.)’s own pages.
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.
Allegations about staff: the LADO
For a concern that an adult working with children may have harmed a child or may pose a risk. When to contact the LADO
Email: LADO@bexley.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Bexley describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
The Bexley Threshold: Effective Support for Children, Young People and Families in Bexley (Last updated 30 May 2024)
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