Make a referral about a child
In Newham this goes to the MASH.
Phone: 020 3373 4600 (9am - 5.15pm)
Out of hours: 020 8430 2000
Local safeguarding contacts › Newham
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Newham
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Newham 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 Newham Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP)’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: 0203 373 6706 (LADO) / 0203 373 0751 (Assistant LADO)
Email: LADO@newham.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Newham describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Newham Pathways to Support and Protection 2025 (updated September 2025)
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