Make a referral about a child
In Croydon this goes to the MASH.
Phone: 0208 255 2888
Out of hours: 0208 726 6400
Local safeguarding contacts › Croydon
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Croydon
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Croydon 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 Croydon 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
Phone: 0208 726 6000 ext. 24817
Email: lado@croydon.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Croydon describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Thresholds and Referrals (Threshold Continuum of Need Matrix)
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