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πŸš” Police-Specific Resource

Force MASH Contact Directory

Verified MASH and Children's Social Services referral contacts for all 43 police forces in England and Wales, covering every local authority area. Includes daytime lines, out-of-hours numbers, referral emails and authority websites.

Data sourced from LA websites Β· Last reviewed May 2026 Β· Always verify OOH numbers before use

⚠️ Immediate danger: Always call 999 or your force control room first. MASH referrals are for non-emergency child protection concerns requiring social care involvement.
πŸ“ Which MASH to call?

Contact the MASH for the local authority where the child lives . Not the force area where the incident occurred. These may differ, especially near force boundaries.

🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales, CSS, not MASH

Welsh LAs use Children's Social Services (CSS) duty teams under the Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and Wales Safeguarding Procedures 2019, not the MASH model.

πŸ” Cross-boundary referrals

For county lines and cuckooing, refer to the destination LA's MASH where the child is being exploited, and your own force safeguarding unit for intelligence purposes.

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