Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105006
Gender Based Violence: Missing Persons
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Question
Michelle Welsh
Labour — Sherwood Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police are aware of the potential impact of violence against women and girls has on the number of people missing people.
Answer
Jess PhillipsViolence against women and girls is a national emergency, and we’ve made it our mission to halve it in a decade. We are deploying the full power of the state through our VAWG Strategy, which was published on 18th December 2025.Every missing person case de...
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