Make a referral about a child
In Central Bedfordshire this goes to the Integrated Front Door (Access and Referral Hub / MASH).
How to refer in Central Bedfordshire
Phone: 0300 300 8585
Out of hours: 0300 300 8123
Local safeguarding contacts › Central Bedfordshire
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Central Bedfordshire
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Central Bedfordshire 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 Central Bedfordshire 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: 0300 300 8142
Threshold document
How Central Bedfordshire describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Thresholds of Need (Pan Bedfordshire) (Updated January 2026 (v12, last updated 11 May 2026))
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