Make a referral about a child
In Northumberland this goes to the Onecall.
How to refer in Northumberland
Phone: 01670 536400
Out of hours: 01670 536400
Local safeguarding contacts › Northumberland
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Northumberland
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Northumberland 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 Northumberland Children and Adults Safeguarding Partnership (NCASP)’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: 07500 606174
Email: LADO@northumberland.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Northumberland describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Northumberland Thresholds of Need (June 2026 update (aligned to Working Together 2026 three-level model; full redesign due by March 2027))
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