Make a referral about a child
In Halton this goes to the iCART.
Phone: 0303 333 4302
Out of hours: 0345 050 0148
Local safeguarding contacts › Halton
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Halton
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Halton 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 Halton Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP)’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: 0151 511 7925
Email: LADO@halton.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Halton describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Halton Levels of Need Framework (Continuum of Need) (Uploaded July 2024; marked 'currently under review 2026-27')
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