Safeguarding Children and Young Persons
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Contact The Mash Team on 0300 456 0108 or Wiltshire Council on 0300 456 0100
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If you think a child or young person is at risk of significant harm, or is injured, contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0300 4560108, 8.45am-5pm, Monday-Thursday and 8.45am-4pm Friday; out of hours 0300 456 0100. Or if there is immediate danger, phone the police or emergency services on 999. For less urgent enquiries, email mash@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Children are protected from child abuse or neglect by agencies working together to assess the risk, and helping to prevent further abuse occurring.
Advice for members of the public
What types of abuse should be reported, and which will receive a service response?
Who abuses or neglects children?
What happens when you report abuse or neglect?
What is a child protection conference?
Who decides the child protection policies?
Advice for professionals
The Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) brings key professionals together to facilitate early, better quality information sharing, analysis and decision-making, to safeguard vulnerable children and young people more effectively. The MASH is the 'front door’ of our safeguarding service; it can respond promptly, at the very earliest point of contact with a vulnerable child and their family.
MASH objectives
How the MASH process works
Who is in the MASH
Making a referral to MASH
MASH data sharing and fair processing
Contact the MASH
