Support
This toolkit is for children (under 18 years) and adults (over 18 years), please make sure you know the date of birth of the person you are concerned about and follow the right referral route.
If you believe a child or adult is in immediate danger call 999
The below links provide contact details for services you may need to engage with, please ensure that the action you take is always in line with your organisation’s safeguarding policy.
POLICE:
- If you believe a child/adult is in immediate danger call 999
- If you have concerns for a child/adult or need advice, call police on 101
If you need to report that a crime has been committed and should be reported for further investigation, you can do this by calling 101 or filling out a crime report online via this link:
https://www.hampshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/how-to-report-a-crime/
Hampshire and IOW constabulary have appointed local beat officers for every area in across the 2 counties, and you can find out and contact a dedicated officer here:
Community Partnership Information (CPI):
If you have information that is not a crime/no one needs an immediate response, but you think the police should know about, you should use the CPI form: Information Sharing – Safe4Me
Hampshire Constabulary are seeking the support of partners, education staff and practitioners to share information known to them which, often without realisation, could provide crucial links where gaps in intelligence might exist.
To help improve information sharing, the CPI form gives professionals a safe and direct way to share non-urgent information with police relating to children/adults at risk. This could include:
- Missing, Exploited, Trafficked
- Child Sexual or Criminal Exploitation
- Drug Related Harm
- Modern Day Slavery
- Community Cohesion
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Organised Crime
- COVID related incidents
In essence, the CPI form can be used for any information you feel the need to share with police, providing it does not amount to a crime or a safeguarding issue – where it does, you would need to report as a crime or make a MASH referral
Here Information Sharing – Safe4Me you can find the CPI form, guidance on how to complete it, including a best practice example to assist you.
Guidance for Health professionals has been created: Police-CPI-Information-for-Health-Practitioners-Oct2019.pdf (safe4me.co.uk)
Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Community Partnership Information Sharing (CPI) (safe4me.co.uk)
Safe4me website
Knife Crime:
The below referral routes are for all concerns regarding a child being at risk from, or at risk of serious violence.
Hampshire
Public Tel: 0300 555 1384 (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm)
Out of Hours: 0300 555 1373
Professionals should complete the online interagency referral form. For urgent Child protection enquiries, call the Professionals Line: 01329 225379.
Isle of Wight
Public: 0300 300 0117
Professionals should complete the online interagency referral form. For urgent Child protection enquiries, professionals can phone: 0300 300 0901.
Portsmouth
Tel: 023 9268 8793
Email: mash@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Out of Hours (5:00pm – 8:30am): 0300 555 1373
Southampton
Public: 023 8083 3336
Out of Hours (5:00pm – 8:30am): 023 8023 3344
Professionals should complete the online referral form or contact the Children’s Resource Service on 02380 83 3004 (Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm and Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm) or 02380 23 3344 (weekends, bank holidays and outside of office hours).
The Children’s Resource Service (southampton.gov.uk)
You can also seek advice as a professional by making a referral for concerns about sexually harmful behaviour or a child who is at risk of committing serious violence via the below links.
Harmful Sexual Behaviour Forum– A forum available to professionals every six weeks, providing opportunity for discussion around a child where a professional is concerned. A professional can bring a case for discussion or attend for professional development. Details can be found by contacting hsb.consult@hants.gov.uk
Risk of Serious Harm Forum – A professional support/ discussion forum available to Hampshire and IOW professionals. Email rosh.consult@hants.gov.uk for dates and requests for slots at the forum.
FCAMHS – Forensic CAMHS provide bookable consultations for professionals where individual cases can be discussed. These can be arranged by emailing hantsforensiccamhs@southernhealth.nhs.uk
Hampshire
Report Concerns | Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Board (hampshiresab.org.uk)
Isle of Wight
Making a Safeguarding Referral – Isle of Wight Safeguarding Adults Board (IOWSAB)
Portsmouth
Reporting Concerns (portsmouthsab.uk)
Southampton
Adult social care – Make a professional safeguarding referral | Southampton City Council
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Community safety services (iow.gov.uk)
Portsmouth
29.155-Domestic-abuse-referral-flow-chart_2023_PRINT.pdf (portsmouthsab.uk)
Southampton
Visit the HIPS Child Exploitation toolkit Child Exploitation
To discuss a child and get resources regarding a case you are dealing with, please contact the relevant YJS for your area below;
Hampshire
Youth Offending Team (YOT) contacts | Children and Families | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk)
Email cjsm.winchester@hants.gov.uk
Isle of Wight
YOS Youth Justice Service (iow.gov.uk)
email YouthJusticeService@iow.gov.uk
Are you worried a child is starting to get into trouble? Please consider making a prevention referral: Youth Crime Prevention (iow.gov.uk)
Portsmouth
email YOT@porsmouthcc.gov.uk
telephone 02392 688450
Southampton
Community safety depts work to promote safety in our communities, preventing crime and disorder, protect vulnerable residents and provide support. To discuss something or make a referral to your local community safety team, please contact the team for your area;
Hampshire
Safe communities in Hampshire | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk)
Isle of Wight
Community safety services (iow.gov.uk)
Portsmouth
Community safety and anti-social behaviour – Portsmouth City
Southampton
https://scccrmportal.southampton.gov.uk/services/report-an-antisocial-behaviour-incident
The Modern Day Slavery website provides information on how to access support.