The Children’s Hub

The Children’s Hub is a partnership between us and:

• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
• Cleveland Police
• Harbour
• North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
• Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
• Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Who can contact the Children’s Hub?

You can contact the Children’s Hub if:

• you are concerned about a child’s safety or welfare
• you think a child might need extra help or support
• you want to discuss whether your own child might benefit from support
• yourchild has a disability or additional needs and may need an assessment

How is information used?

When you contact the Children’s Hub:

• our partner organisations may share information to help decide what support or protection a child may need
• all information is handled securely and in line with the Data Protection Act 1998
• unless there is a concern about harm, parental consent is required before any further action is taken

 What happens next?

The Children’s Hub may:

• take no further action
• refer the child to another agency for specific support
• refer the child for an early help assessment
• refer the child to Children’s Social Care for a social care assessment

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