Make a referral about a child
In County Durham this goes to the First Contact (incl. MASH).
Phone: 03000 267 979
Local safeguarding contacts › County Durham
Safeguarding contacts for schools in County Durham
Where a designated safeguarding lead in County Durham 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 Durham 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: 03000 268835
Threshold document
How County Durham describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Durham Threshold Guidance (Updated March 2025)
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