Make a referral about a child
In West Sussex this goes to the Integrated Front Door (IFD).
Phone: 01403 229900
Out of hours: 033 022 26664
Local safeguarding contacts › West Sussex
Safeguarding contacts for schools in West Sussex
Where a designated safeguarding lead in West Sussex 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 West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSSCP)’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.Admin@westsussex.gov.uk
Threshold document
How West Sussex describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Continuum of Need Multi-Agency Threshold Guidance (February 2024)
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