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Spurgeons and Dad.Info doesn’t investigate reports of abuse or neglect. But below, you can find advice on who to contact if you have concerns about a child or young person.
Reporting a concern
It can be difficult to know what to do if you think a child is at risk. It’s important to remember that if you’ve spotted things that don’t seem right, others will have too. Speaking up can make sure that child gets help as soon as possible.
The sooner you contact your local children’s social care duty team, the quicker they can act. They’re available 24 hours a day, and can make an anonymous report if that feels safer. If a child is in immediate danger, please call the police straight away by dialling 999.
Report child abuse or neglect to your local council
Use these links to get in touch with your local council:
Hello I tried to do my first post a minute ago and when I refreshed the page it had disappeared off the forum and it has an icon on it saying it is "unapproved". Has it breached some kind of rule, if so do you know what and do posters get notified of this?
hi, often the forum places a new post in an unapproved state, for moderators to approve. your original post has now been approved, can view it: https://www.dad.info/forum/legal-eagle/in-a-bad-situation/
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