Make a referral about a child
In Coventry this goes to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
Phone: 024 7678 8555
Out of hours: 024 7683 2222
Local safeguarding contacts › Coventry
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Coventry
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Coventry 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 Coventry Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP)’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
Email: lado@coventry.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Coventry describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
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