If you have a serious safeguarding concern about a child that is in an emergency situation please call the Police immediately on 999.

If you have a serious concern about a child or young person that requires immediate attention please call the Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Hub on 0300 373 2724

All personal details will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and you have the right to see records relating to yourself and ask that they be amended where they are inaccurate. You can find more detailed information by using the Privacy and Access to Information links at the bottom of each Westmorland and Furness Council web page.

This authority is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and to this end may use the information you provide in this application for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share the information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes.

For a more detailed explanation follow the link below to our Privacy statement and the heading National Fraud Initiative:

Privacy : Westmorland and Furness Council 

Communications with the Local Authority may be subject to monitoring and recording only for purposes permitted by the Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000 in order to prevent or detect a crime, or investigate or detect the unauthorised use of the service.

Declaration

I agree that you will hold and process the information provided by me for the purposes shown above.