Make a referral about a child
In North East Lincolnshire this goes to the Integrated Front Door (IFD).
How to refer in North East Lincolnshire
Phone: 01472 326292 (option 2, option 2)
Out of hours: 01472 326292 (option 2)
Local safeguarding contacts › North East Lincolnshire
Safeguarding contacts for schools in North East Lincolnshire
Where a designated safeguarding lead in North East Lincolnshire 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 North East Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NEL SCP)’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
LADO in North East Lincolnshire
Phone: 01472 326118
Threshold document
How North East Lincolnshire describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Helping, supporting and protecting children and families in North East Lincolnshire (threshold document) (uploaded August 2025)
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