Make a referral about a child
In Staffordshire this goes to the Staffordshire Families Integrated Front Door (SFIFD).
Phone: 0300 111 8033
Out of hours: 0345 604 2886
Local safeguarding contacts › Staffordshire
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Staffordshire
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire 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
Threshold document
How Staffordshire describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Right Help, Right Time (Aligned to Working Together 2026)
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