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Initial inquiries will be made to try to find the missing person. The information you give us will also be put onto the Police National Computer and circulated to all police forces. We will use this information to determine the level of risk the missing person is at and what the police response should be.

Circumstances under which they went missing.Medical conditions and whether or not these require medication.Contact details such as mobile phone number.Appearance including any distinguishing marks.We will ask you to provide as many details as possible to enable us to find the missing person quickly. What happens when I report a person missing to the police?

Call 999, if the missing person is a vulnerable adult or a child, or you believe them to be in danger, or.You can report a person missing in the following ways: In several cases it has resulted in the early return of the missing person and in some cases it has resulted in there being no additional police involvement as the missing person is located before a full missing person search begins.

Checking to see if any items are missing from the home.Įxperience has shown that these initial enquiries yield additional information that helps narrow down any police search.

Visiting the place where the child or adult was known to be attending (i.e.

Visiting areas that the child or adult is known to frequent.

Attempts to contact the child or adult.

This could include, but is not limited to The police ask parents and carers, including staff acting in a parenting role in care homes, to undertake reasonable actions to try and establish the whereabouts of the individual.

You are concerned for the person’s safety.

The person has been detained (sectioned) under the Mental Health Act or are legally in the care of another person.

You should report a missing person to the police if: