Over 6 years
Over 6 years experience delivering consultancy and training to local agencies and partnerships across England, Wales, and Scotland
Over 30 years
Over 30 years of supporting missing people and families through our national Helpline, publicity and family support services, and local services that aim to reduce harm linked to missing episodes
Over 20 years
Over 20 years of working in partnership with police forces and local authorities nationally, to help safeguard missing people and improve the response to missing persons and their families
Over 10 years
Over 10 years of supporting the development and review of national strategies, policies and guidance, working with the Home Office, Department for Education, National Police Chiefs Council and Scottish Government.
Missing People provides invaluable support, using their wealth of experience, expertise and enthusiasm to some of the most vulnerable members of our communities and support partners, including Police Scotland, in the delivery of services to support those affected.
- Head of National Missing Persons Unit, Police Scotland
We provide expert help and support to professionals seeking to tackle local challenges when responding to missing adults, children, and their families.
We are experienced in and committed to supporting partners to find bespoke solutions to local challenges around missing.
Our specialists have front-line experience supporting missing adults, children and their families. Meet the team who will be working with you.
Our successful Intensive Support Service in Hertfordshire has led to an 85% reduction in missing episodes over two years. We offer crucial, intensive 121 wellbeing and safeguarding support to local children and young people.
We have extensive experience delivering Return Home Interviews – offering a safe, confidential space to support children and young people within 72 hours of their return. We were the first organisation to deliver a Prevention Interview Service on behalf of police to support adults and children within hours of their return, in the UK.
Our programme of consultancy, training, and good practice sharing is ensuring the implementation of The National Missing Persons Framework across Scotland. The project is funded by Scottish Government and supported by Police Scotland.
With more than 20 years of professional specialist services, we are proud to work closely with a number of partners across the UK. See who they are.
View our partnersWe have launched a regular email so that you can be aware of new missing person appeals and share them far and wide! We are also calling on all Heroes to be the eyes and ears for Missing People on the ground. Your sighting of a missing person could make a difference in a crucial time.
