Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 118439

Children in Care: Missing Persons

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has her Department on trends in the level of children going missing in care.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The 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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