Make a referral about a child
In South Tyneside this goes to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub / Front Door (ISIT).
How to refer in South Tyneside
Phone: 0191 424 5010
Out of hours: 0191 456 2093
Local safeguarding contacts › South Tyneside
Safeguarding contacts for schools in South Tyneside
Where a designated safeguarding lead in South Tyneside 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 South Tyneside Safeguarding Children 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: 0191 424 4701
Threshold document
How South Tyneside describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
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