What to do if you are worried about a child's safety over Christmas and New Year (Image: Pixabay.)
Worried about a child on the Isle of Wight, this Christmas or New Year?
While service times change over the festive period, here is what to do about it...
The Children’s Services offices close at 4.30pm, Friday December 23 and reopen on Wednesday, December 28, at 8.30am.
If you are worried a child is, or at risk of, suffering, neglect or abuse please contact the Children's Reception Team.
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Here's how:
Call 0300 300 0117 (24 hours a day).
If it is an emergency, dial 999.
The Isle of Wight Council says you do not need to know everything about the child and what is happening before you contact the Children's Reception Team.
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