Make a referral about a child
In Islington this goes to the Children's Services Contact Team (CSCT).
Phone: 0207 527 7400
Local safeguarding contacts › Islington
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Islington
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Islington 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 Islington Safeguarding Children Partnership (ISCP)’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@islington.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Islington describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Early Help Thresholds (based on the pan-London Threshold Document: Continuum of Help and Support)
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