Make a referral about a child
In Hackney this goes to the MASH (Multi Agency Support Hub).
Phone: 020 8356 5500
Out of hours: 020 8356 2710
Local safeguarding contacts › Hackney
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Hackney
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Hackney 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 City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership (CHSCP)’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@hackney.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Hackney describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Hackney Child Wellbeing Framework (2026 (v5))
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