Make a referral about a child
In Isle of Wight this goes to the MASH (Inter-Agency Referral Form).
Phone: 01983 823436
Out of hours: 0300 555 1373
Local safeguarding contacts › Isle of Wight
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Isle of Wight
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership (IOWSCP)’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: 01983 823723
Email: lado@iow.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Isle of Wight describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Threshold Pathway Guidance Document (October 2026)
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