Make a referral about a child
In Cumberland this goes to the Cumberland Children Advice & Support Service (CCASS).
Phone: 0333 240 1727
Out of hours: 0300 373 2724
Local safeguarding contacts › Cumberland
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Cumberland
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 303 3892
Email: lado@cumberland.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Cumberland describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Cumberland Multi-Agency Threshold Guidance (Updated July 2026 (full revision due April 2027))
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