20/11/2017
The APPG on Runaway Children and Adults is seeking evidence regarding what currently happens when a vulnerable adult goes missing, and what happens when they return. Deadline 30th November.
14/07/2017
A Minister from the Home Office (Tackling Crime Unit) launched the Criminal Exploitation of children and vulnerable adults:County Lines guidance in July 2017. The guidance is primarily aimed at frontline staff who work with children, young people[...]
05/05/2017
Update on the 2015-16 Missing Persons Data Report.
29/11/2016
Abertay University in collaboration with the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, Police Scotland and the University of Portsmouth Centre for Study of Missing Persons are delighted to announce that the 3rd International Conference on Missing[...]
28/09/2016
Police are hoping that an artist's impression of a man's skull found in the English Channel may help to identify it. On 12 September 2014 fishermen from Newhaven dredged up the skull while fishing off Newhaven. They brought it into Shoreham when[...]
28/09/2016
North Wales Police has issued an appeal on Crimewatch for the public's help to identify a murder victim. On 14th November 2015, a member of the public camping in the Denbigh moors was searching for some firewood in a forest near Pentrellyncymer[...]
16/05/2016
The Missing Persons Data Report for 2014/15 provides narrative and context to the published statistical data in the high level reports published in December 2015.
14/04/2016
The annual missing persons data report publication is delayed due to the forthcoming elections. It is now scheduled for publication immediately after 12th May. Any queries should be sent to missingpersonsbureau@nca.x.gsi.gov.uk.
27/01/2016
The UK Missing Persons Bureau has published high level data reports providing an overview on missing and absent person cases for the financial years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. A full data analysis report and assessment is being prepared and will be[...]
21/11/2014
The Second International Academic Conference on Missing Children and Adults took place in Brussels between the 8th-10th July, 2015. The conference was organised jointly by Missing Children Europe, the Centre for the Study of Missing Persons of the[...]