Safeguarding aims to support adults, young people and children to live a life that is free from abuse and neglect. It involves a range of measures to protect people in the most vulnerable circumstances.
We work closely with all six south west London borough councils and local healthcare providers to help prevent the abuse of adults, young people and children.
We do everything we can to ensure the services we commission are safe and compliant with all statutory safeguarding regulations. We also have procedures to help us recognise, report and respond to safeguarding issues promptly.
Modern slavery is the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation. Individuals may be trafficked into, out of or within the UK, and they may be trafficked for a number of reasons including sexual exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude and organ harvesting.
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business activity and, in so far as is possible, to hold our suppliers to account to do likewise.
Safeguarding concerns may be raised by any person who feels they are being abused as well as relatives, teachers, friends, carers, neighbours, members of the general public or health and social care staff.
If you have concerns about a child please visit Children Services at Croydon Council here.
To submit a referral to Children Services please click here
Contact Vulnerable Adult Services at Croydon Council.
In an emergency always dial 999.
If you have concerns about a child please click here.
To submit a referral to Children Services please click here
Contact Adult Social Care at Kingston Council.
In an emergency always dial 999.
If you have concerns about a child please call 020 8545 4226 or 020 8770 5000 (out of hours)
Or visit the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub at Merton Council here.
Contact Safeguarding Adults at Merton Council.
In an emergency always dial 999.
If you have concerns about a child please click here
To make a referral please click here
Contact the Adult Access Team at Richmond Council – the first point of contact for all adult referrals.
In an emergency always dial 999.
Contact the Children’s First Contact Service at Sutton Council.
Contact Adult Social Care at Sutton Council.
In an emergency always dial 999.
If you have concerns about a child please contact the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub at Wandsworth Council here.
To make a referral please click here
Contact the Access Team at Wandsworth Council.
In an emergency always dial 999.