Safeguarding at OBS

Please see our Safeguarding Policy, last updated January 2023

OBS Designated Safeguarding Leads

Catriana McKie, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mobile: 0752 6116980
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Ashvina Segaran, Designated Safeguarding Trustee

Mobile: 07919 596238‬
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For immediate safeguarding concerns

If an immediate response from Children’s Social Care is necessary, call the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH): 0345 050 7666.

If you have an urgent concern for a child call 999 or 101.

If there is an immediate concern out of hours

Emergency Duty Team (EDT): 0800 833 408

To make a No Names Consultation (NNC)

Locality and Community Support Service (LCSS): 0345 050 7666

Please note this is now the same number as for MASH. Practitioners will be put through to the Customer Services Team where they can opt for either a No Names Consultation (NNC) or to refer a child for a social care assessment, opt for the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). 

For other non-immediate safeguarding concerns talk to one of the local LCSS Teams.

North Oxfordshire: 0345 241 2703
Central Oxfordshire: 0345 241 2705
South Oxfordshire: 0345 241 2608

To report a concern about another practitioner

Contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): 01865 810603

Last updated September 2023