Make a referral about a child
In Shropshire this goes to the First Point of Contact (FPOC) / Compass.
Phone: 0345 678 9021
Local safeguarding contacts › Shropshire
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Shropshire
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Shropshire 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 Shropshire Safeguarding Community 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
Phone: 03456 789021
Threshold document
How Shropshire describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Family Help Together - A Framework for Action (v12 (downloadable PDF))
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