Useful contacts
To refer a childcare concern please contact:
Laygate - 0191 424 5010
Out of Hours - 0191 456 2093
Police - 0191 295 7170
Param Dhiraj
Safeguarding Manager / Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
South Tyneside Council, Children Adults and Families
Chichester House, South Shields
Tyne & Wear NE33 4BA
Tel: 0191 454 5021
Email: Paramjit.Dhiraj@southtyneside.gov.uk
Barbara Williams
LSCB Independent Chair
Please contact c/o Stafford Devine (below)
Stafford Devine
Safeguarding Children Board Business Manager
Children Adults and Families Group
South Tyneside Council
Kelly House, Campbell Park Road
Hebburn, Tyne and Wear NE31 2SW
Tel: 0191 424 4628
Email: stafford.devine@southtyneside.gov.uk
Lynn Hodson
Safeguarding Children Board Administration
Children Adults and Families Group
South Tyneside Council
Kelly House, Campbell Park Road
Hebburn, Tyne and Wear NE31 2SW
Tel: 0191 424 4761
Email: lynn.hodson@southtyneside.gov.uk
Helen Watson
Corporate Director Children Adults and Families
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Fowler Street
South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE33 2RL
Tel: 0191 424 7701
Email: helen.watson@southtyneside.gov.uk
Amanda Bradley
Head of Children and Families Social Care
Children Adults and Families Group
South Tyneside Council
Kelly House, Campbell Park Road
Hebburn, Tyne and Wear NE31 2SW
Tel: 0191 424 4749
Email: amanda.bradley@southtyneside.gov.uk
Cherryl Pharoah
Service Manager for Looked After Children
South Tyneside Council
Kelly House, Campbell Park Road
Hebburn, Tyne & Wear NE31 1SW
Tel: 0191 424 4632
Email: cherryl.pharoah@southtyneside.gov.uk
Anne Scott
Service Lead Social Care
Chair - Policy and Procedures Sub Group
Children Adults and Families Group
South Tyneside Council
Kelly House, Campbell Park Road
Hebburn, Tyne and Wear NE31 2SW
Tel: 0191 424 4647
Email: anne.scott@southtyneside.gov.uk
Carol Drummond
Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children and Adults
Chair - Child Death Review Sub Group
South of Tyne and Wearside Primary Care Trust
Clarendon, Windmill Way
Hebburn, Tyne and Wear NE31 1AT
Tel: 0191 283 1379
Email: carol.drummond@sotw.nhs.uk
Dave Cook
Organisational and Development Training Advisor
Chair - Training and Development Sub Group
Second Floor, Wouldhave House
Market Place, South Shields
Tyne and Wear NE33 1JN
Tel: 0800 169 3454
Email: david.cook@southtyneside.gov.uk
Stan Taylorson
Service Manager Children and Adults with Disabilities
Chair - Performance Management and Evaluation Sub Group / Safeguarding Disabled Children Sub Group
Children Adults and Families Group
South Tyneside Council
Kelly House, Campbell Park Road
Hebburn, Tyne and Wear NE31 2SW
Tel: 0191 424 4634
Email: stan.taylorson@southtyneside.gov.uk
DI Ron Cruikshanks
Chair - Our Children and Young People Sub Group
Northumbria Police
Area Command Headquarters, Millbank Police Station
Station Road, South Shields
Tyne and Wear NE33 1RR
Tel: 03456 043 043
Email: ron.cruikshanks.7417@northumbria.pnn.police.uk
Amanda Healy
Interim Director of Public Health
Chair - Safer Families Sub Group
South of Tyne and Wearside Primary Care Trust
Clarendon, Windmill Way
South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE31 1AT
Tel: 0191 283 1000
Email: amanda.healy@sotw.nhs.uk
Mary Connor
Assistant Director
Chair - Case Review Sub Group
Orchard House, Buston Terrace
Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 2JL
Tel: 0191 240 4800
Email: mary.connor@barnardos.org.uk
Sunil Gupta
Designated Doctor
South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
South Tyneside District Hospital
Harton Lane, South Shields
Tyne & Wear NE34 0PL
Tel: 0191 202 4032
Email: Sunil.Gupta@stft.nhs.uk
Gary Hetherington
Detective Chief Inspector
Northumbria Police
Protecting Vulnerable People Unit
Tel: 0191 536 6740
Email: gary.hetherington7591@northumbria.pnn.police.uk
