Make a referral about a child
In Lancashire this goes to the Children's Services Support Hub (CSSH) and Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
Phone: 0300 123 6720
Out of hours: 0300 123 6722
Local safeguarding contacts › Lancashire
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Lancashire
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Lancashire 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 Lancashire Safeguarding Partnership (Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership, CSAP)’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.admin@lancashire.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Lancashire describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Working Well with Children and Families in Lancashire (Continuum of Need) (Last updated 20 March 2025 (v7))
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