Camden’s Children and Families Contact Service, which contains the Multi-agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) receives and processes all referrals and requests for children’s social care services and decides on the most suitable early help or social work service depending on the presenting issues and based on Camden’s eligibility criteria. The MASH is responsible for sharing information from partner agencies in order to make informed decisions on risk in cases where there are safeguarding and child protection concerns.