Make a referral about a child
In Buckinghamshire this goes to the MASH (First Response).
How to refer in Buckinghamshire
Phone: 01296 383 962
Out of hours: 0800 999 7677
Local safeguarding contacts › Buckinghamshire
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Buckinghamshire
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership’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
Phone: 01296 382 070
Threshold document
How Buckinghamshire describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
The Continuum of Need (2025)
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