Useful Contacts in Waltham Forest

 

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

 

Single point of referral for Early Help, Child Protection and Adults’ Safeguarding in Waltham Forest

Phone: 020 8496 2310
Mon-Thurs, 9am-5.15pm and Fri, 9am-5pm

Out of Hours: 020 8496 3000

Email: MASHrequests@walthamforest.gov.uk

 

N.B.: If you cannot get through by phone, send an email with your contact details, and you will get a same-day phone response during normal business hours

LADO Team

 

Allegations against staff and volunteers (ASV)

Phone: 020 8496 3646

Email: lado@walthamforest.gov.uk

 

N.B.: If you cannot get through by phone, send an email with your contact details, and you will get a same-day phone response during normal business hours

Safeguarding in Education Team

Consultations / Training / Support (traded service)

Phone: 020 8496 3646

Email: safeguardingineducation@walthamforest.gov.uk

 

N.B.: If you cannot get through by phone, send an email with your contact details, and you will get a phone response within 24 hours during normal business hours

Early Help

Phone: 020 8496 1517

Email: earlyhelp@walthamforest.gov.uk

Virtual School

Phone: 020 8496 1741

Email: virtual.school@walthamforest.gov.uk

Head of Virtual School: fay.blyth@walthamforestgov.uk

Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) Service

[ formerly known as Disability Enablement Service (DES)]

Phone: 020 8496 6503

Email: senteam@walthamforest.gov.uk

Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB)

Local Safeguarding Partners (LSPs)

Email: Strategicpartnerships@walthamforest.gov.uk

Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) notifications

Phone: 020 8496 3691

Email: CDOP@walthamforest.gov.uk

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Community Safety

Refer via MASH.

Phone: 020 8496 3281

Email: Sylvie.lovell@walthamforest.gov.uk

Prevent 

Community Safety

Refer via MASH.

Phone: 020 8496 3000

Mob: 07816150037

Email: communitysafety@walthamforest.gov.uk; Amy.Strode@walthamforest.gov.uk

Gangs

Community Safety

Refer via MASH.

Email: Adeolu.Solarin@walthamforest.gov.uk

Adolescent Safeguarding Lead Children’s Social Care

Refer via MASH.

Email: Reanne.Turner@walthamforest.gov.uk

Harmful Sexual Behaviour Lead Children’s Social Care

Refer via MASH.

Email: tracey.goddard@walthamforest.gov.uk

Tel: 020 8496 5027

Mob: 0797 476 8433

MARAC / DRM queries

Refer via MASH.

laura.butterworth@walthamforest.gov.uk

Mental Health First Aid /
Public Health

Catherine.Hutchinson@walthamforest.gov.uk

Private Fostering

Refer via MASH.

Email: Charlotte.Andrews@walthamforest.gov.uk

Phone: 020 8496 1235

Mob: 07730 766 429

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) & Domestic Abuse one-stop-shop

Refer via MASH.

Email: vawg@watlhamforest.gov.uk; domesticabuseadvice@walthamforest.gov.uk