Shropshire Council

Concerned about someone?

How can I report abuse?

In an emergency dial 999, but for other calls to the police please ring 101.

To report a safeguarding concern by phone ring our First Point of Contact team on 0345 678 9044 Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm, and Friday 9am to 4pm.

If you have urgent adult safeguarding concerns outside of these hours, please phone the Emergency Social Work Duty Team on 0345 678 9040.

Please note, we'll respond to online enquiries within ten working days. However, in an emergency please contact us using the numbers on this page.

Report your concern online »

You can find a full range of advice and support information on the Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership website.

We know it can be difficult to report abuse, but if you don’t help, who will? You can report safeguarding concerns by phone or online at anytime.