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Social Services Emergency Duty Team

COUNCIL

Emergency Support

Older Adults

The Emergency Duty Team (EDT) provides a 24-hour out-of-hours social work response for urgent social care and safeguarding emergencies affecting adults and children when daytime offices are closed.

Last verified 8 July 2026

Services offered

Social CareEmergencyOut Of HoursSafeguarding

Languages served

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Areas covered

Cardiff-wide (and all Wales rota)

Who can use this service

Children and adults in Cardiff with an urgent social care or safeguarding need outside office hours (evenings, weekends, bank holidays).

What to expect

Cost

Free

Typical wait

Responds to urgent calls within the same night

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