REPORTING CURRENT CHILD PROTECTION CONCERNS
Allegations relating to current child sexual abuse, physical assault and criminal neglect of children should be reported to the relevant police authority and all forms of child abuse to the Local Authority Children’s Services. In an emergency call 999.
The contact details in Islington are:
Islington Police Child Abuse Investigation Team – 0208 733 4286 or 0207 421 0291 – or in an emergency dial 999
Islington Council Children’s Services – 0207 527 7400
Email: CSCreferrals@islington.gov.uk
London Child Protection Procedures These protocols apply to all agencies and authorities in London with child protection responsibilities
REPORTING NON RECENT (HISTORICAL) CHILD ABUSE TO THE METROPOLITAN POLICE
Islington Police Child Abuse Investigation Team (CAIT) investigates non-recent child abuse. The officer to contact is;
Natalie.senghorscuderi@met.police.uk
The team number is 0208 733 4286. The team is based at Holborn Police Station, 10 Lambs Conduit Street, London WC1N 3NR.
Please note that Operation Granbury has now closed. This police team, based at Holborn, was established in October 2024, when DCI Sarb Kaur, (Public Protection), wrote to Islington Survivors to assure them that ‘victims of non-recent child abuse would be heard and no longer be allowed to suffer in silence‘.
The team considered over 450, well corroborated, statements of Islington survivors which had been submitted to Islington Council for the purpose of making a claim within the council’s Support Payment Scheme. The council was legally required to provide these to the police team and survivors hoped that their evidence, about the many adults who they alleged had abused them whilst in care, might assist police and social workers to protect children now from these same perpetrators.
The survivors’ statements included survivor accounts relating to allegations of serious crimes committed against them when they were children in the care of Islington Council and placed in one or more of the Borough’s 41 children’s homes. Operation Granbury was not resourced to investigate the 30 years of widescale organised abuse networks and instead focused on seeking justice for individual survivors.
REPORTING CONCERNS THAT CHILDREN ARE AT RISK OF HARM FROM SOMEONE WHO CONTINUES TO WORK WITH CHILDREN
The responsible officer in Islington Council – is known as the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) which has responsibility for managing allegations Against Staff, Volunteers and Foster Carers across the children’s workforce. This is when it is alleged that a person working with children in connection with their employment or a voluntary activity has;
- behaved in a way that has harmed a child, or may have harmed a child
- possibly committed a criminal offence against or related to a child
- behaved towards a child or children in a way that suggests they may pose a risk of harm to children
- behaved or may have behaved in a way that suggests they may not be suitable to work with children.
The LADO should also be notified when any person who works with children:
- has behaved in a way in their personal life that raises safeguarding concerns
- as a parent or carer, has become subject to child protection procedures
- is closely associated with someone in their personal lives who may present a risk of harm to the child or children for who the member of staff is responsible in their employment or volunteering.
Islington Council – 0207 527 8101
Email: Timor Djavit@ islington.gov.uk who is the LADO@islington.gov.uk .
To make a referral it is necessary to complete a referral form listed on the Islington council website. Referrals are usually made by the Safeguarding lead within an organisation.
Following a report to the LADO which is considered to be indicative of current child protection concerns, a multi-agency child protection strategy meeting should be convened in order to assess the risk of harm to a child or children. This is a process which comes under Section 47 Children Act 1989 when there is ‘reasonable cause to suspect actual or likely significant harm to a child‘. Enquiries must then be made by the statutory agencies to enable them to assess the risk and to act to protect the child or children. The procedures are clearly outlined in the London Child Protection Procedures and reflect national guidance ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026’.
OTHER WAYS OF REPORTING NON RECENT ABUSE TO POLICE
YOU CAN ALSO REPORT A CRIME TO YOUR LOCAL POLICE STATION AND MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT NON RECENT ABUSE. THEY WILL PASS IT ON TO THE RELEVANT POLICE AUTHORITY.
YOU CAN ALSO REPORT A CRIME ONLINE
OR BY CALLING 101 WHICH IS THE POLICE NON EMERGENCY NUMBER.
CONTACT: Islington Survivors Network (0300 302 0930) IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MAKING A STATEMENT TO THE POLICE OR CHASING UP A PAST STATEMENT.
Islington Survivors Network 