Report A Concern

Report A Concern To Bracknell

Report an Adult Concern

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

If you are concerned about someone, please phone Adult Social Care on 01344 351500.

Or you can report your concern using our online form.

If emergency help is required when the office is closed, the Emergency Duty Team can be contacted on 01344 351999.

If you think someone is in immediate danger please phone emergency services on 999. Do not put yourself or anyone else at risk.

What will happen next?

In response to your contact, trained staff will carry out a careful and sensitive enquiry. What happens then will depend on the wishes of the person and the seriousness of their situation. If they are in physical danger, ensuring their safety will take priority.

Information and advice will be offered so that the person can make an informed choice about any practical help they need or action they wish to take. If they are unable to make an informed choice, care will be taken to support and protect them.

Report a Child Concern

Bracknell Forest MASH is the single point of contact for all safeguarding concerns about children and young people living in Bracknell. The MASH brings together a team of professionals from a number of partner agencies to deal with all safeguarding concerns for a child or young person.

Firstly, consider if the child or young person’s needs can be met by services from within your own agency, or by other professionals already working with the family. If you are unsure and would like a consultation with a social worker contact the MASH for advice.

If you believe that urgent action is needed, in cases where there is a child protection concern, please contact the MASH directly on 01344 352005 or email: mash@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.

For concerns that are not urgent, and where immediate action is not needed, all professionals must follow the multi agency threshold guidance and speak to your Designated Safeguarding Lead.

You can make either an Early Help referral or a Safeguarding referral. When making a referral, always gain consent from parents or carers, except where doing so may increase the risk of harm to the child or young person.

How to make a referral

If you are worried about the safety and wellbeing of a child right now, you should phone:

01344 352005 (8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)

01344 351999 (5pm to 8:30am, Monday to Friday, 24 hours a day at weekends and bank holidays)

In an emergency, or if you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm call the police on 999.

Use this form to make a Safeguarding referral but read the criteria before making this type of referral.

More information on how to make a referral can be found here.

Alternatively you can call ChildLine for advice on 0800 1111 or email them by visiting www.childline.org.uk

Report A Concern To Reading

Report an Adult Concern

If you are experiencing abuse, or are worried about another adult you believe may be experiencing abuse, contact Reading Adult Social Care:

Call 0118 937 6550

Or use this online form

If the situation is urgent and it is out of normal working hours, call the Emergency Duty Team on 01344 351 999

If you or someone else is in danger call the Police on 999.

If you think a crime has been committed but it is not an emergency, call Thames Valley Police on 101.

We ask trained staff to carry out a careful and sensitive enquiry. What happens next will depend on the wishes of the person concerned and the seriousness of their situation. Their safety is our priority.

We will offer information and advice so the person can make an informed choice about any practical help they need or action they wish to take. If they are unable to make an informed choice, care will be taken to support them in the best way possible.

Report a Child Concern

If you are concerned about a child's welfare or worried they are being abused, you can make a referral to Reading Borough Council Children's Single Point of Access - Telephone Number: 0118 937 3641 - 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).

Outside these hours, contact the Emergency Duty Service (EDS) on 01344 351999.

The Interagency Referral Form can also be used to share information with your local office. More information on how to make a referral can be found here.

If you are unsure the Pan Berks Procedures Manual will be able to help guide you or the Threshold Criteria which tells you which types of services a family may need to get support.

Alternatively, you can call ChildLine for advice on 0800 1111 or email them by visiting www.childline.org.uk

Report A Concern to Slough

Report an Adult Concern

Whoever you are, if you see, hear or know something that concerns you and you suspect a person is being harmed or abused, you must report what you know. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

Contact Slough Adult Social Care Services

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Telephone: 01753 475111 (option 1) or

Email: safeguarding.adults@slough.gov.uk.

Use our report a safeguarding concern form
(please note this is a Word form so you will need to save the document, then open it, complete it and email it securely as an attachment)

In an emergency out of normal office hours call the Emergency Duty Team on 01344 786543 or call the police on 999

If you think a crime has been committed but it is not an emergency, call Thames Valley Police on 101.

Report a Child Concern

If you are concerned about a child's welfare or worried they are being abused, you can make a referral to Referral and Assessment Service at Slough Children's First - Telephone 01753 875362.

The Multi-Agency Referral Form can also be used to share information - e-mail to sloughchildren.referrals@sloughchildrenfirst.co.uk. The operating hours (for this team only) are 9am to 5pm. More information on how to make a referral can be found here.

For emergencies outside of operating hours, call the Emergency Duty Team on 01344 351999 or e-mail: EDT@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.

Worried that a child, young person or adult is at immediate risk from harm? Please contact the Police by dialling 999.

If you are unsure the Pan Berks Procedures Manual will be able to help guide you or the Threshold Guidance which tells you which types of services a family may need to get support.

Alternatively you can call ChildLine for advice on 0800 1111 or email them by visiting www.childline.org.uk

Report A Concern To West Berkshire

Report an Adult Concern

If you think that you, or someone you know, is being abused there are ways in which you can get help.

Take action straight away:

if you or the person are in immediate danger of being harmed call the police on 999
if there is an immediate risk to your or the person's health or there is a medical emergency - call 999 and ask for the ambulance service

Get in touch with Adult Social Care

You can report your concerns to us online

If you would like advice about someone you think might need help, or for more information about our Adult Care Services, contact Adult Social Care on 01635 503050.

If you think that an adult may be abused or neglected by someone, contact the Safeguarding Adults Team. You can email safeguardingadults@westberks.gov.uk or call 01635 519056.

In an emergency out of normal office hours call the Emergency Duty Team on 01344 351 999 or call the police on 999

Report a Child Concern

If you are concerned about a child's welfare or worried they are being abused, you can make a referral.

Please contact Contact Advice Assessment Service (CAAS) within working hours on 01635 503090 for a member of staff to deal with your concern, alternatively e-mail child@westberks.gov.uk.

Children's Services Out of Hours Emergency Duty Service (EDS) are available when the West Berkshire Council offices are closed if there is an emergency safeguarding concern. This includes evenings, 24 hours on weekends and bank holidays. Please contact EDS by telephone 01344 351999 or e-mail edt@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.

The Concerned about a child in West Berkshire webpage can also be used to share information with your local office.

If you are unsure the Pan Berks Procedures Manual will be able to help guide you or the Threshold Criteria which tells you which types of services a family may need to get support.

Alternatively you can call ChildLine for advice on 0800 1111 or email them by visiting www.childline.org.uk

Report A Concern To Windsor & Maidenhead

Report an Adult Concern

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility as everyone has the right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.

If you are concerned about someone, please phone adult social care on 01628 683744 during normal office working hours.

If emergency help is required outside office hours, please contact the Emergency Duty Team on 01344 351999. If you think someone is in immediate danger, please phone the emergency services on 999. Do not put yourself or anyone else at risk.

What will happen next?

Report a Child Concern

If you are concerned about a child's welfare or worried they are being abused, the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is the single point of contact for all safeguarding and wellbeing concerns regarding children and young people in Royal Borough Windsor and Maidenhead.

If you have a concern about a child or young person in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, please complete the Single Point of Access referral form.

Please refer to the Multi Agency Threshold Guidance which will help you identify and assess needs and also help you to make the most appropriate referral. More information on how to make a referral can be found here.

If your referral requires a timely response, or you need guidance prior to completing the referral form, you should phone the Single Point of Access on 01628 683150. If you need to speak to someone urgently outside of office hours, please call the Emergency Duty Team on 01344 351999.

If you consider a child is in immediate danger, phone the police emergency number on 999.

You can also phone the contact centre for the Council where you live – and remember to say the person or service you need is in Achieving for Children by calling 01628 683150.

Alternatively you can call ChildLine for advice on 0800 1111 or email them by visiting www.childline.org.uk

Report A Concern To Wokingham

Report an Adult Concern

Everyone has the right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. If you are concerned about the welfare of a vulnerable adult you should report the abuse.

How to report a concern

Report a concern using our online form

Call 0118 974 6371 and speak to someone in the Adults Safeguarding Hub about your concerns

In an emergency out of normal office hours call the Emergency Duty Team on 01344 351 999 or call the police on 999

If you think a crime has been committed but it is not an emergency, call Thames Valley Police on 101.

Read our easy read guide on keeping adults safe and where to go for help (PDF document)

For more information go to the Wokingham Borough Council Website

Report a Child Concern

If you are concerned about a child's welfare or worried they are being abused, you can make a referral to Wokingham Borough Council Referral and Assessment Team - Telephone number 0118 908 8002 or email triage@wokingham.gov.uk.

For concerns out of hours contact the Emergency Duty Service (EDS) - out of office hours: telephone: 01344 351999.

You will also need to complete the Wokingham Children Services Multi Agency Referral Form (MARF). More information on how to make a referral can be found here.

If you are unsure the Pan Berks Procedures Manual will be able to help guide you or the Threshold Guidance which tells you which types of services a family may need to get support.

Alternatively you can call ChildLine for advice on 0800 1111 or email them by visiting www.childline.org.uk