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Child Protection



Child protection means protecting young people from physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect.

If you, or someone you know, is a victim of neglect, abuse or cruelty, then contact a social worker in the Children and Young People’s Service Referral and Assessment Team.

Referral and Assessment Team
Hornsey Town Hall Broadway Annexe
Broadway
Crouch End
N8 0JJ

Tel 020 8489 1856/5402
Fax 020 8489 1751

Alternatively, talk to a teacher, health visitor or doctor who would be willing to give support, advice and information. If it is an emergency, ring the police x999.

The following can also help:

Child Protection Advisors

Tel 020 8489 5426/5429/1061/1192/5462

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Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB)
Hornsey Town Hall
The Broadway
Hornsey N8 9JJ

Tel 020 8489 1472
Email lscb@haringey.gov.uk

The LSCB brings together each of the main organisations who work with children and families in the borough of Haringey, with the aim of ensuring that we work together effectively to keep children safe. The LSCB replaces the ACPC or Area Child Protection Committee.

Partners in Haringey's LSCB include senior representatives from:

  • Haringey Council's Children's Service
  • Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust
  • North Middlesex and Whittington hospitals
  • Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust
  • Metropolitan Police Service
  • London Probation Service
  • Haringey Youth Offending Service
  • and a wide range of agencies from the private and voluntary sectors.

Read more about Local Safegurading Children Board (external link)

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The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
Keston Road
N17 6PW

Tel 020 8808 7882
Fax 020 8808 7624
Email help@nspcc.org.uk
Website NSPCC (external link)

The NSPCC works with disabled children, young people and their families who have been affected by child abuse, offering a counselling and support service.

They carry out specialist assessments for Haringey Social Services in complex child protection cases.

Initial contact to the NSPCC can be by telephone or fax, or referral from Haringey Social Services.

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