Written Question·Home Office·UIN 21087

Missing Persons: Safety

Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 10 January 2025

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing guidance to police forces advising them to offer independent return home interviews to adults who have been missing.

Answer

Jess Phillips
Any missing person incident, especially when a person is vulnerable or has been missing previously, significantly increases the risk of harm occurring, and the Home Office continues to work with partners on the issue.The Missing Persons Authorised Profess...

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