Make a referral about a child
In Sutton this goes to the Children's First Contact Service (CFCS).
Phone: 020 8770 6001
Out of hours: 020 8770 5000
Local safeguarding contacts › Sutton
Safeguarding contacts for schools in Sutton
Where a designated safeguarding lead in Sutton 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 Sutton Local 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: 020 8770 4776
Email: LADO@sutton.gov.uk
Threshold document
How Sutton describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Sutton LSCP Threshold Guidance (Spectrum of Need) (April 2026)
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