All four nations
OWL across the whole UK
Safeguarding law is not the same everywhere. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different police forces, prosecutors, disclosure schemes and referral routes. Pick your nation and OWL points you at the right authority the first time.
England
999 (emergency) · 101 (non-emergency)
43 territorial police forces, the Crown Prosecution Service and HM Courts & Tribunals Service. Child protection sits with the local authority children's services team and the local safeguarding partnership.
Police & reporting
Prosecution & courts
Child protection referral
- Report a child at risk to your council
- NSPCC Helpline0808 800 5000
Helplines
- Childline0800 1111
- Stop It Now UK0808 1000 900
Disclosure scheme in this nation
Walk through a request with OWLOWL tools that already cover the whole UK
UK convictions database
Court reports from every nation
Official court websites
England & Wales, Scotland, NI
Online Risk Map
12 UK regions
Predator Watch Map
4,600+ UK towns
Help Map
Local support, UK-wide
Disclosure scheme wizard
Right-to-ask requests
On the Run (appeals)
Official police registries
Reach Out First
Confidential help before harm
OWL links to official sources only and never hosts names, photographs or addresses of individuals. If a child is in immediate danger, call 999 anywhere in the UK.