Make a referral about a child
In Cheshire East this goes to the Cheshire East Together for Families (formerly ChECS).
Phone: 0300 123 5012 (option 3)
Out of hours: 0300 123 5022
Local safeguarding contacts › Cheshire East
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Cheshire East
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Cheshire East 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 Cheshire East Safeguarding Children's Partnership (CESCP)’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: 01270 685904
Email: LADO@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Cheshire East describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Continuum of Need (October 2026)
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