How to report concerns
If a child is suffering abuse and requires urgent attention because of immediate danger, call the police on 999.
If you need to make a safeguarding contact about a child or young person who is at risk of harm, abuse or neglect, or who has significant vulnerabilities, they should be referred to children's Safeguarding and Partnership Hub (SaPH).
Professionals and practitioners
Effective support for children, young people and families
The revised ERSCP Effective Support for Children and Young People Guidance contains details of thresholds and pathways of support. It outlines the four levels of need and the signs of safety approach we will use to understand the needs of children, young people and their families, how they think changes can be made, and what they can expect when they seek support or professionals become involved. It also provides guidance for professionals so that they know when they should be working with other professionals and where to go to get additional help and services.
Information sharing and consent advice and guidance
In the East Riding of Yorkshire, we believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full potential and that children are best supported to grow and achieve within their own families. By working together, we will develop flexible services which are responsive to children's and families' needs and provide the right level of intervention at the right time in the least intrusive way.
Contact East Riding Children's Safeguarding and Partnership Hub (SaPH)
During office hours
Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Outside of office hours:
All requests for service must be made in line with GDPR and information sharing principles. - see the information sharing and consent page.
If a child is suffering abuse and requires urgent attention because of immediate danger, call the police on 999.
Radicalisation, counter terrorism, and Prevent
For more information, or to make a referral, please visit the Prevent support for people at risk of radicalisation on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council's website.
LADO referrals - managing allegations of abuse
Everyone working with or connected to children should take allegations of harm and abuse against children and young people seriously. Any adult working or volunteering with children and young people, at some point, may be the subject of an allegation that they have harmed a child or behaved in a way that suggests they may present a risk to children. This is a difficult position for all involved.
Every local authority has a statutory responsibility to have a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO), who is responsible for coordinating the response to concerns that an adult who works with children may have caused them harm. A child is a person under the age of 18 years.
The criteria for making a referral to LADO are that an individual has:
- behaved in a way that has harmed a child or may have harmed a child
- possibly committed a criminal offence against or related to a child
- behaved towards a child/children in a way that indicates they may pose risk of harm to children
- behaved or may behave in a way that indicates they may not be suitable to work with children.
The completed LADO referral form should sent to:
Further advice and information
Referrals for members of the public
During office hours
If you are a young person, family member, carer, or member of the public and you want to discuss a child that you are worried about, or make a self-referral, you can contact the children’s Safeguarding and Partnership Hub (SaPH):
Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Choose 'Option 1' and a social worker will be able to talk through your worries with you and discuss what happens next.
Outside office hours
If a child is suffering abuse and requires urgent attention because of immediate danger, call the police on 999.
Act Early is a website for families and friends seeking support about the radicalisation of a loved one.
It is there to help you share concerns that a friend or loved one might be vulnerable to radicalisation. The website contains help and advice for family and friends including:
- where to go for further information and support
- the signs of radicalisation
- what the referral process is for help
- outlines the police safeguarding role in Prevent.
For more information, visit prevent support for people at risk of radicalisation on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s website.
Adult safeguarding
If you are concerned about adult safety or the welfare of a vulnerable adult, you can access the Safeguarding Adult Website.
If you are concerned about a person in a position of trust (PiPoT) in contact with vulnerable adults, you can access the PiPoT guidance:
