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Safeguarding contacts for schools in Kent

Where a designated safeguarding lead in Kent 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 Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership (KSCMP)’s own pages.

If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.

We couldn’t confirm all of Kent’s pages when we last checked. Use the links below, or search the council’s website for “worried about a child”.

Make a referral about a child

We couldn’t confirm Kent’s referral page. Use the council’s website, or Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership (KSCMP).

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

We couldn’t confirm the LADO page; check the council’s or partnership’s website.

Threshold document

How Kent describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is

We couldn’t confirm a current threshold document; ask Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership (KSCMP).

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Links last checked on 20 October 2026. Phone numbers and emails are shown only where they appear on the council’s or partnership’s own page, and are checked again every month. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.