Make a referral about a child
In Portsmouth this goes to the MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub).
Phone: 0845 671 0271 or 023 9268 8793
Out of hours: 0300 555 1373
Local safeguarding contacts › Portsmouth
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Portsmouth
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership (PSCP)’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: 023 9288 2500
Threshold document
How Portsmouth describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Portsmouth Threshold Document (2025, version 2)
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