If your house is burgled you are automatically offered emotional, practical and legal support. If your child goes missing you may get nothing.

We are calling on the Government to give families of missing people the same basic rights as victims of crime.

Over 250,000 people go missing in the UK every year. While most of us will have read or heard about a disappearance, little is understood about the emotional, legal and financial burdens it can bring to those closest to the missing person. Families left behind face their homes being seized, jobs being lost, divorce, social stigma and suicidal thoughts.

Our Missing Rights campaign has three aims:

1. Families of missing people should know everything possible is being done to find their missing loved one.
2. Families affected by a disappearance should have access to support.
3. Families left behind should be spared the pain of unnecessary financial and legal bureaucracy.

Please show your support for families of missing people on our virtual ‘Wall of Reminders’. A group of families will present these messages to the Prime Minister later in the year. You can also display the Twibbon and ‘Like’ us on Facebook.

If someone you love has gone missing and you would like to share your story please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it