Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 118437
Children in Care: Missing Persons
Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat — Chichester
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has her Department made of the number of children in care that have gone missing annually since 2015.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe government takes the issue of any child going missing, from home or care, extremely seriously. Local safeguarding partners should work together to reduce the chances of children going missing and respond effectively when they do. The department has pr...
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