Worried About a Child or Young Person

This page tells you what to do if you are worried that a child or young person is at risk of harm.

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Worried about a child - report your concerns

If a child is in immediate danger or left alone, you should contact the police or call an ambulance on 999. There are numerous ways to report concerns about a child. Information on how to report both emergency and non-emergency abuse and neglect of a child is provided here. Please note: if you are a professional, please complete the form under the professional heading.

Emergency cases

PLEASE NOTE FOR EMERGENCIES: If a child is in immediate danger or left alone, you should contact the police or call an ambulance on 999.


Non-emergency cases

If you think that you or someone you know has been the victim of abuse, please tell someone. For non-emergencies, contact us using the following details: If you are concerned about a child and know that they already have a social worker, then please dial the direct contact number of the social worker. If you do not know the social worker's direct contact details, please call Onecall: 01670 536400.
 

Professionals and NCC employees

If you are a professional who works with children, you should first discuss your concerns with your manager or designated professional. If there are still concerns, please fill in this form. 

If you are a professional or NCC employee who has concerns around abuse or neglect of a child, fill in this form.
 

Early Help Assessments

To make a referral to the Early Help Hubs, please send your referral to earlyhelp@northumberland.gov.uk.

For enquiries about completion or registrations of Early Help Assessments, please contact Onecall: 01670 536400.

Concerns about safeguarding

If you have other concerns around the safeguarding of a child.

Click here to see our pages about safeguarding.

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