Make a referral about a child
In Sefton this goes to the CHAT (Children's Help and Advice Team).
Phone: 0151 934 4013
Out of hours: 0151 934 3555
Local safeguarding contacts › Sefton
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Sefton
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Sefton 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 Sefton Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP)’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: 0151 934 3783
Threshold document
How Sefton describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Level of Need Guidance (November 2024)
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