All staff who work with or come into contact with children, young people their families have a key role in child protection, they should be alert to the signs and symptoms which may indicate that a child or young person is being exposed to harm and /or abuse.

Staff must ensure they are fully conversant with their own service/agencies’ child protection procedures/protocols, how to access them and who is the designated Child Protection officer and how they can be contacted.  Any concerns regarding children should be immediately reported to the persons line manager, and to social work or the police.

A notification of concern should be made to social work, or the Police as soon as any concerns regarding a child arises. The notification should initially be discussed with the local office duty worker and the written notification should be sent to the Duty Social Work manager using the details below. If the referral is received outside Office Hours a referral should be made to the Emergency Social Work Service or the Police.

Contact details –

Social Work contact details: Telephone: 0303 123 1008

swloclydesdale@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

swloeastkilbride@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

swlohamilton@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

swlorutherglen2@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Out of Hours contact details: Telephone:  0303 123 1008

esws@southlanarkshire.gov.uk