Make a referral about a child
In Dorset this goes to the Family Support and Advice Line.
Phone: 01305 228558
Local safeguarding contacts › Dorset
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Dorset
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Dorset 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 Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership (separate from BCP since the Pan-Dorset partnership split; shared website pdscp.co.uk)’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: 01305 221122
Email: LADO@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Dorset describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Dorset Continuum of Need Guidance (Updated May 2025)
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