Make a referral about a child
In Hammersmith and Fulham this goes to the ICAT.
How to refer in Hammersmith and Fulham
Phone: 020 8753 6600
Out of hours: 020 8748 8588
Local safeguarding contacts › Hammersmith and Fulham
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Hammersmith and Fulham
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Hammersmith and Fulham 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 Hammersmith and Fulham Local Safeguarding Children Partnership (H&F LSCP)’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
LADO in Hammersmith and Fulham
Email: LADO@lbhf.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Hammersmith and Fulham describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Threshold - Continuum of need matrix (2026 (uploaded September 2026))
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