Make a referral about a child
In York this goes to the MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub).
Phone: 01904 551900
Out of hours: 0300 131 2131
Local safeguarding contacts › York
Safeguarding contacts for schools in York
Where a designated safeguarding lead in York 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 City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership (CYSCP)’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: 01904 551783
Threshold document
How York describes levels of need, from universal services to child protection. What a threshold document is
Continuum of Need Guidance (September 2026 (PDF created 1 Sep 2026))
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