National Police Chiefs’ Council (2023) Police officers sometimes ask what powers they have to return a missing person to a… Read more Police Duties and Powers when a Missing Person is Found
Category: Missing Persons
NPCC Advice on the Legal Duties on the Police to Investigate Missing Persons
National Police Chiefs’ Council (2023) The contents of this document have been approved by the NPCC Legal Team and provide… Read more NPCC Advice on the Legal Duties on the Police to Investigate Missing Persons
National Philomena Protocol Guidance
National Police Chiefs’ Council (2025) Guidance on the purpose of the Philomena Protocol Form and how to complete it. This… Read more National Philomena Protocol Guidance
National Philomena Protocol Form
National Police Chiefs’ Council (2025) This form should be completed for all children who have previously gone missing or where… Read more National Philomena Protocol Form
Evaluation of Missing Children from Care Framework
Missing People; University of South Wales (2024) This is a short report based on the full evaluation of the Missing… Read more Evaluation of Missing Children from Care Framework
Missing Children from Care Framework
NPCC, The Fostering Network, nyas, CHA, keys group (2023) The overall aim of this framework is to ensure that all… Read more Missing Children from Care Framework
Levels of Intervention Model and the Identification of Risk
National Police Chiefs’ Council (2024) Only the most vulnerable people require supervision 24 hours a day. Most vulnerable people are… Read more Levels of Intervention Model and the Identification of Risk
Advice to Police Forces on the Interpretation of the Missing Adults Framework
National Police Chiefs Council (2023) This supporting advice has been written to assist police forces to interpret the Multi-agency Response… Read more Advice to Police Forces on the Interpretation of the Missing Adults Framework
The multi-agency response for adults missing from health and care settings: A national framework for England
Home Office (2021) This document describes the UK response expected of all relevant agencies to adults who go missing from… Read more The multi-agency response for adults missing from health and care settings: A national framework for England
“We’re told not to make everything about race, but it is about race.” The experiences of Black missing children and their parents
Missing People and Listen Up (2024) “National statistics show that Black children are disproportionately likely to go missing, with 16%… Read more “We’re told not to make everything about race, but it is about race.” The experiences of Black missing children and their parents
Missing Persons Information Hub (MPIH) 