Worried about a child or   young person's safety? 

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.  

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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:

• 24/7 Onecall telephone: 01670 536400

• To report abuse or neglect of a child, click this link and fill in the form

• To report a concern about an adult, click this link

• To report a concern about hate crime, domestic abuse, or antisocial behaviour, click this link

 

You can also tell us about a child where you feel that the family need some support even if you don't feel that there is any abuse or neglect happening. In these cases it is best to discuss this with the family and gain their consent to contact us.

 

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.

 

PLEASE NOTE: 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. 

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

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Early Help Assessments

To make an early help support request, contact earlyhelp@northumberland.gov.uk.

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For enquiries about completion or registrations of Early Help Assessments, please contact Onecall: 01670 536 400.

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Concerns about safeguarding

If you have other concerns around the safeguarding of a child, click here to see our pages about safeguarding.