Child protection
We provide a family support and child protection service for people who have been assessed as being 'in need' by social services. The service is made up of social workers and their support staff.
The aims of the service are to support parents and carers in:
- safeguarding children
- helping children in need get a good education and good health and social care
Who is the service for?
The service is for children and families who live in Lambeth who have been assessed as being 'in need' by social services.
Under the Children Act 1989, children are considered as being in need if:
- they are unlikely to be able to reach or keep up a reasonable standard of health or physical or mental development without receiving services from the council
- their health or development would be harmed if they didn't receive services
- they are disabled
This would include children who:
- are on the council's child protection register
- are subject to a Police child protection order
- might need to be accommodated and looked after by the council
Children with disabilities and their families are likely to receive their support services from a specialist team.
What does the service do?
The Family Support and Child Protection teams:
- provide or arrange support services for children and their families
- work with other organisations to plan the provision of similar support services
They also work with other organisations on child protection matters such as:
- making enquiries and carrying out investigations
- arranging for the immediate protection of children considered to be at risk of significant harm
Contact details
If you need to contact Social Services about a child protection issue, your first point of contact will be the Referral and Assessment team.
You can contact the team at:
Referral and Assessment team
4th Floor, International House
6 Canterbury Crescent
Brixton SW9 7QE
Tel: 020 792 66010
Tel: 020 792 66583
Tel: 020 792 67868
Tel: 020 792 66586
Tel: 020 792 66676
Tel: 020 792 67856
Tel: 020 792 61772
Fax: 020 7926 6874
If you need to speak to us about to us about a child protection issue that we already know about, you should contact the Family Support and Child Protection Team.
Family Support and Child Protection
5th Floor
International House
6 Canterbury Crescent
SW9 7QE
Tel: 020 7926 5451
Fax: 020 7926 5480
If your family is already receiving a service from the Children with Disability Team, you should contact this team.
Children with Disability Team
Phoenix House,
10 Wandsworth Road,
SW8 2LL
Tel: 020 7926 5555
Other child protection services
The main aim of this service is to provide an independent chair for all initial and review child protection conferences.
The Lambeth Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) replaces the Area Child Protection Committee (ACPC). It is the local statutory board that brings together senior managers from each of the main agencies in Lambeth responsible for helping to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.