April 2025: Contact details for the Emergency Duty Service in East Sussex have been updated.
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Brighton and Hove
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) / Front Door for Families
C/O Whitehawk Community Hub and Library
179A Whitehawk Road
Brighton
BN2 5FL
Telephone: 01273 290400
Email: [email protected]
Online referal form – Refer a child or family to Front Door for Families (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Out of Hours Emergency Service
Telephone: 01273 335905 or 335906
Police – Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Investigations Unit
Telephone: 101 and ask for Brighton Safeguarding Investigations Unit
Designated Professionals Brighton & Hove
Designated Doctor, Jamie Carter: 01273 238703
Jenny Whyte: 01273 035311
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Email: [email protected]
Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Children Partnership
Tel 01273 292379 | Email [email protected]
Webiste – Home – BHSCP
Independent Scrutineer – Rachel Egan Email [email protected]
East Sussex
Children’s Social Care
Single Point of Advice (SPoA) Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5pm and Fri 8.30am-4.30pm. The SPoA should be the main contact point for professionals in line with the guidance provided here: Contacting the Single Point of Advice (SPoA) (East Sussex County Council)
Phone: 01323 464222
Email: [email protected]
Out of Hours Social Care Service – Children’s services: 01273 335905/6 ; email address: [email protected]. The Emergency Duty Service (EDS) should be contacted with serious immediate safeguarding concerns regarding children that cannot wait until the next working day. EDS operates Monday to Thursday 5 pm to 8.30 am and Fridays, weekends, and bank holidays, 4.30 pm to 8.30 am.
From May 17th there will only be one contact number: 01273 335905
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) – Allegations about adults who work with children – the LADO | East Sussex County Council
Adult Social Care
Health and Social Care Connect contact centre for Adult Social Care. 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week
Phone: 0345 60 80 191
Email: [email protected]
Out of Hours Social Care Service: Adult services: 0345 608 0191 option 2
Safeguarding Investigations Unit
For all Safeguarding Investigations Unit, dial 101, and ask for the East Sussex Unit.
Safeguarding Partnership
East Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (ESSCP) Website Home – ESSCP
West Sussex
Children’s Social Care
Integrated Front Door (IFD): Anyone who has concerns about the welfare of a child can contact a single countywide phone number, known as the Integrated Front door (IFD). Monday to Friday between 9am-5pm: 01403 229900, or request support or raise a concern about a child using the IFD Portal.
At all other times, including nights, weekends and bank holidays, contact the ‘out of hours’ emergency team: 0330 222 6664
Email: [email protected]
Designated Professionals West Sussex
Designated Doctor, Jamie Carter
Designated Nurses, Safeguarding Children: Louise Jackson and Sharon Ward
Email: [email protected]
Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO)
Email: [email protected] Phone: 0330 222 6450
Police
Safeguarding Investigations Unit: Telephone 101 and ask for the Safeguarding Investigations Unit or in an emergency dial 999
Safeguarding Partnership Safeguarding Partnership Independent Scrutineer
Independent Scrutineer – Chris Robson, please contact [email protected]
Child Deaths
Individual professionals should notify the SPOC at the same time as they notify the Coroner (in the case of an unexpected death) or Registrar / Health Services of the death of a child.
Click here for the contact details for all SPOC’s nationally
