Requesting support from Children's Services

Information for professionals. Request advice by phone or submit an electronic Request for Support Form to the MASH Social Work Team, or Children's Services Support Hub or Children Family Wellbeing to request support or raise safeguarding issues. Also includes information about Lancashire's Continuum of Need.

Children’s Services Support Hub and Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

MASH is a social work triaging team structured on a locality footprint that screen Request for Support (RFS) that meet Level 4 on the CON.

Multi Agency Support Panel (MASP)

The MASP supports early intervention at levels no higher than level 2 of the Pan Lancashire Continuum of Need. Staff in Preston, Fleetwood, and Burnley can now make a referral to MASP. Professionals in education, health, and social care can refer children at risk of exploitation.

Family safeguarding

Information about this new approach to providing help for families in need.

Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)

The LADO service deals with allegations of abuse made against people who work with children.

Children’s Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP)

The CSAP (previously the Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board) has a range of roles and statutory functions including developing local safeguarding policy and procedures and scrutinising local arrangements.

Neglect and the Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2)

Apply for a GCP2 training place.

Contextual safeguarding in education

Contextual safeguarding resources for education providers and what to do if you have safeguarding concerns.