Make a referral about a child
In Sheffield this goes to the Sheffield Safeguarding Hub.
Phone: 0114 273 4855
Out of hours: 0114 273 4855
Local safeguarding contacts › Sheffield
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Sheffield
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Sheffield 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 Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership’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
Email: LADO@sheffield.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Sheffield describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Threshold of Need (November 2023 (updated September 2024))
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