Make a referral about a child
In Hounslow this goes to the Children's Social Care Referral Portal.
Phone: 020 8583 6600, selecting option 2, then option 3
Out of hours: 020 8583 2222
Local safeguarding contacts › Hounslow
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Hounslow
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Hounslow 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 Hounslow 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: 0208 583 5730
Email: lado@hounslow.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Hounslow describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Threshold Document: Continuum of Help and Support (pan-London) (Last updated September 11, 2025, v13)
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