The Screening and Initial Response Service

This service is responsible for the completion of Initial Assessments, Child In Need Core Assessments, Child in Need Plan monitoring and reviewing, Child protection enquiries, Initial Child Protection Conference Reports.

Contact information:
Children's Social Care,  
Cruddas Park Office,
Cruddas Park Neighbourhood Unit,
Newcastle upon Tyne, 
NE4 7RW

Phone: 0191 277 2500 
Fax: 0191 277 2477        

This service will be co-located with the Looked After Children Prevention Team.

The Children’s Safeguarding and Standards Unit

Contact information:
Children’s Standards and Safeguarding Unit,
Children's Services Directorate,  
Newcastle City Council,     
Newcastle Springfield Centre,       
Off Blakelaw Road              
Newcastle upon Tyne                        
NE5 3HU                                         

Phone: 0191 277 4636 
Fax: 0191 211 6744


The Assessment and Monitoring Service

This service is responsible for:

• children whose name have been placed on the child protection register who are at risk of significant harm,
• children who have become newly accommodated,
• assessment and monitoring of extended family arrangements for looking after children.

This service will be responsible for:

• completing the core assessment for registered children,
• completing the core assessment for children looked after,
• monitoring and reviewing the children’s plans for children on the child protection register and looked after children, and assessment,
• monitoring and reviewing private fostering and special guardianship arrangements

Contact information:
Children's Social Care,
Walker Office,
Airey Terrace,
Walker,
Newcastle upon Tyne,          
NE6 3HR            

Phone: 0191 295 5535
Fax: 0191 263 9292


The Looked after Children’s Social Work Service

This service will be responsible for:

• securing the children’s position legally through the application of care orders where appropriate,
• work on an individual basis with children to prepare them for a move to long term placement outside of their family,
• updating core assessments every two years and reviewing the care plan.

They will provide a service for all looked after children irrespective of placement whose plan is to continue to be cared for outside of their family.

Contact information:
Children's Social Care,
Sheriff Leas Office,
Springfield Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE5 3DS

Phone: 0191 286 3311
Fax: 0191 271 6865


Fostering Placements and Supported Lodgings

Contact information:
Children's Social Care,
Fostering, 
Sheriff Leas Office,
Springfield Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE5 3DS 

Phone: 0191 277 2430


Adoption

Contact information:
Children's Social Care,
Adoption,
Cragside House,
Heaton Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne,             
NE6 1SE 

Phone: 0191 278 8500           
Fax: 0191 278  8511


The Leaving Care Team

The teams will continue to provide a dedicated service to looked after children over 16 years and care leavers and will have statutory responsibility for all looked after children to the age of 18,  responsibility to provide support and advice to those children up to the age of 21 and to 24 for those in further education.  The team will also have responsibility for unaccompanied minors

Contact information:
Children's Social Care,
Leaving Care and Unaccompanied Minors Team,
1a Jubilee Road,
Melbourne Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 2JJ  

Phone: 0191 278 2700    
Fax: 0191 278 2711


The Children with Disabilities Team

Contact Information:
Children’s Social Care,
Children with Disabilities, 
PC/DC Building,
Newcastle General Hospital,
Westgate Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 6BE

Phone: 0191 256 3510
Fax: 0191  256 3514