Make a referral about a child
In Nottingham this goes to the City MASH.
Phone: 0115 876 4800
Local safeguarding contacts › Nottingham
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Nottingham
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Nottingham 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 Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Partnership (NCSCP)’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: 0115 87 65166
Email: LADO@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Nottingham describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Nottingham City Interim Continuum of Need (NCSCP) (Interim version (no date shown on page))
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