Make a referral about a child
In North Somerset this goes to the Front Door (via Care Connect).
How to refer in North Somerset
Phone: 01275 888 808
Out of hours: 01454 615 165
Local safeguarding contacts › North Somerset
Safeguarding contacts for schools in North Somerset
Where a designated safeguarding lead in North Somerset 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 Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSSCP)’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: 07386 963 406
Email: lado@n-somerset.gov.uk
Threshold document
How North Somerset describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
BNSSG continuum of need - support framework for children and families (uploaded July 2026)
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