Please be advised that the carparks at Ainsdale and Formby beaches are at capacity and the surrounding road and area is extremely busy. Please avoid using your car to travel to the beach.

Visiting Sefton's Beaches

Threshold of Need

Let’s Talk Thresholds: What Helps You Decide?

Under government guidance (Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2023), all local areas must publish a threshold document. This document explains how concerns about a child’s safety, wellbeing, or development will be responded to.

Over recent months, we’ve made strong progress in developing a shared Threshold Tool and Document designed to work for children, families, and practitioners.

What's Been Achieved so far?

Threshold Update Nov 25 (pdf 2.43MB)
Threshold Roadmap (pdf 54KB)
Threshold Update- January 2026 (pdf 112KB)

Last Updated on Monday, January 12, 2026

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