Make a referral about a child
In Norfolk this goes to the CADS (Children's Advice and Duty Service).
Phone: 0344 800 8021
Local safeguarding contacts › Norfolk
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Norfolk
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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
Email: LADO@norfolk.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Norfolk describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Norfolk Continuum of Needs Guidance (March 2026)
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