03/11/2014
The Data Analysis report for 2012-13 shows that someone is recorded as missing every two minutes in the UK.
28/08/2014
When a person goes missing, there is currently no legal mechanism for another person to manage his or her affairs during his or her absence. This can lead to the dissipation, deterioration or loss of the missing person s assets and can deprive[...]
31/07/2014
Research focusing on the locations from which people are reported missing repeatedly in one year period, from one police force.
11/04/2014
A new research project exploring where people go and what happens on missing journeys.
22/01/2014
Every child who goes missing from home or care will now have the chance to talk to an independent person about why they ran away. The new rules unveiled by Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson will see all children who return, having run[...]
18/12/2013
Report calls for better police-family partnership in the search for missing people Better communication between the police and families of missing people is one of the key recommendations of a new report from the University of Glasgow. The[...]
18/12/2013
An exploration of common police procedures for safeguarding practices in cases of missing children and adults.
05/12/2013
This research sought to establish the cost of missing persons investigations through a survey and case assessment undertaken in two UK forces.
21/11/2013
A Europe-wide database of unidentified bodies should be established, the UK Missing Persons Bureau says. Joe Apps, who heads up the bureau, told BBC News it would help families who were searching for missing loved ones. A year ago, the bureau[...]
19/11/2013
To mark a year since the launch of the website, we have created a questionnaire to try and get your views and opinions on how and why you use the website. By gaining a better understanding of your views and opinions, we are better able to develop[...]