Children & Young People

If you are worried that you are, or another child is, being abused or neglected, there are people who can help. You can ring the Children and Families Social Care teams ( during office hours: 9am - 5pm ) on the numbers below:

Referral & Assessment Team ( North )

01296 387932 or 01296 387957

Referral & Assessment Team ( South )

01494 475211 or 01494 475037

Children and Families' Social Care has a emergency duty team for calls outside office hours.

Emergency duty team number: 01494 675802

General enquiries: 0845 370 8090

If you are worried about calling, you could ask a responsible adult, such as a teacher, to help you or you could speak to someone in confidence by phoning Childline on 0800 1111. This service is free at any time.

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)

To report anything concerning which may have happened while you, or someone you know, were surfing online, or for more information about the CEOP button, please click on the CEOP box in the left hand menu.