Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Contact Details
If a child or adult is in immediate danger, call 999
24 hour protection line for children and vulnerable adults: 0345 603 7634
If you are concerned about immediate and significant harm, ensure that you ring the relevant Social Care team and make the referral over the phone and then follow it by submitting a written referral via the appropriate portal / email.
Essex County Council
- Essex Children’s Social Care referral & Threshold document 0345 603 7627 (08:45 to 17:00 or 16:15 – Friday).
E-mail: initialresponseteam@essex.gcsx.gov.uk – Report a concern about a child - Essex Adult Social Care referral & Threshold document 0345 603 7630 (08:45 to 17:00 or 16:15 – Friday)
- Out of Hours or Bank Holidays (All ages) 0345 606 1212
Southend on Sea City Council
- Southend Children’s Services Portal & Threshold (08:45 to 17:00 or 16:15 – Friday)
- Southend Adult Social Care Portal & Threshold 01702 215008 (09:00 to 16:30) (08:45 to 17:00 or 16:15 – Friday)
- Out of Hours (All ages) 0345 606 1212
Thurrock Council
- Thurrock Children’s Social Care & Threshold 01375 652802 (09:00 to 17:00)
- Thurrock Adult Social Care & Threshold 01375 511000 (09:00 to 17:00)
- Out of Hours (All ages) 01375 372468
North East Essex
- NEE Safeguarding Children Contact list – updated 2/6/2016
- North Essex telephone for help and advice: 01206 286785
- NEECCG.Safeguarding@nhs.net
Nationwide
- NSPCC Child Protection Helpline – 0808 800 5000
- Childline – 0800 1111 (Free)