All-Party Parliamentary Group

For over a decade, Missing People have been running the All-Party Parliamentary Group for missing children and adults with the aim of raising awareness of the issue at a national government level.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Missing Children and Adults seeks to raise awareness of the issues faced by children and adults who choose to leave home, as well as the families they leave behind.

Relaunched at the start of 2026, the APPG is Chaired by Rehman Chishti MP and Missing People and The Children’s Society provide Co-Secretariat for the group.

The APPG seeks to meet regularly to discuss relevant current issues, and to raise awareness of where changes in policy, practice or law might be needed. In addition, the group holds public events to raise awareness about key issues, and holds inquiries where issues require further investigation.

For formal information on the APPG, including its qualifying members, see the Parliament website.

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Our current work

APPG

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Missing Children and Adults seeks to raise awareness of the issues faced by those who go missing, and their families.

Our previous work

APPG: Inquiry into support for families of missing people

In June 2011 the APPG ran the UK’s first ever inquiry into support for families of missing people.

APPG: Inquiry into support for missing adults

Ann Coffey MP, during her time as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Missing Children and Adults led the ‘Inquiry into safeguarding missing adults who have mental health issues’.

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