Make a referral about a child
In Blackburn with Darwen this goes to the Children's Advice and Duty Service (CADS) / MASH.
How to refer in Blackburn with Darwen
Phone: 01254 666400
Out of hours: 01254 587547
Local safeguarding contacts › Blackburn with Darwen
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Blackburn with Darwen 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 Blackburn with Darwen Safeguarding Children Partnership (procedures shared pan-Lancashire with Blackpool and Lancashire)’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
Threshold document
How Blackburn with Darwen describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Working Well with Children & Families in Lancashire (Blackburn with Darwen guide)
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