How to report a safeguarding concern about a child
CEOP
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, is part of the National Crime Agency, responsible for the detection and prosecution of child sex offenders and the identification of victims. Linking in with similar teams around the globe they form part of a ‘Virtual Global Taskforce’ and help to provide a 24/7 international support service to help keep children safe from exploitation
CEOP are also responsible for the ‘Report Abuse’ facility which thousands of schools across the country have links to on their websites.
Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you or your child online? if so, make a report to one of CEOP's Child Protection Advisors
This is the link: https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/
The NSPCC also provide help, support and advice on what you can do it you have concerns over the safety of a child, along with an option to report child abuse through the following link: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/report/
This link to Enfield Council will give you support and advice on what you can do if you have concerns over the safety of a child in the Borough. https://cp.childrensportal.enfield.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/cinhp
Keeping children safe is everyone's responsibility.
Anyone who is worried about the safety and wellbeing of a child living in Enfield can contact our children's social care services by making a referral to the Children's MASH team (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub)
If a concern is urgent and a child is deemed to be at risk of significant harm that requires an immediate action, the children's MASH can be contacted to raise this concern pending a more detailed referral being made in writing via the portal. This should be done for particularly urgent safeguarding risks where a prompt response is needed.
This can be done by calling 0208 379 5555.
In an emergency, do not hesitate to contact the police and/or ambulance on 999 if the matter is serious and requires an immediate response from emergency services.
For urgent safeguarding concerns that occur outside of normal office hours contact the emergency duty team on 0208 379 1000.
