Missing From Home and Care

Anyone whose whereabouts cannot be established will be considered as missing until located and their well-being or otherwise confirmed. All reports of missing people sit within a continuum of risk from ‘no apparent risk (absent)’ through to high-risk cases that require immediate, intensive action.

Spotting the signs

A child will likely show signs that they are more vulnerable to going missing…

  • Being a victim of a serious crime
  • Becoming involved in arguments or disagreements
  • Being the victim of a recent violent, domestic, homophobic or racist incident
  • Self harm
  • Bullying
  • Sexual Exploitation, Criminal Exploitation, Modern Day Slavery / Trafficking, Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation or Stalking
  • Whether a child is likely to visit someone who may be violent, sexually abusive, is known to pose a risk to children or likely to supply them with drugs or alcohol

When a child goes missing, this can put them at greater risk…

Being in unsafe places, with unsafe or risky adults

More likely to be involved in substance misuse

More likely to be involved in ASB or criminal offending behaviour

More likely to be involved in child trafficking or child exploitation

Less likely to be socially and educationally engaged

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