Report a child at risk
Find out how to report a safety concern about a child or young person (safeguarding).
Make a referral to MASH
Once you have permission (if you need it), you can make a referral using our online form.
Returning to a saved form
You can save the form and log back in using your email address and a password:
Completing the form
Make sure you give enough detail in your answers so we can build a complete view of the family's current situation.
If not, we'll need to ask you to complete a new form with more information.
Include:
- the name, date of birth and address for each child you’re including in the referral
- the name and contact details for each parent or carer and any other professionals involved
- information about what support has been offered to the family
We aim to make a decision on referrals within 24 hours once we have all the information we need.
Child exploitation risk and vulnerability checklist tool for professionals
This tool serves as a guide to support professionals to appropriately collate helpful information around exploitation. It supports colleagues in the MASH with their screening of risks and offer of support around needs.
Download the child exploitation risk and vulnerability checklist
If you are filling out our online referral form and declare that there is a risk of exploitation, you will be asked the same questions.