• Sightings and information from the public help us to find vulnerable missing people.

    You can report a sighting - free and confidentially - by:

    • calling 116 000
    • emailing 116000@missingpeople.org.uk
    • completing our online sightings form

    All information we receive is passed to the police. Your identity will remain confidential unless you indicate that it is ok for us to pass your details on to the police. If you are happy to talk to the police, they may want to speak to you to check through the details of the sighting.

    Thank you for taking the time to pass on the information you have.

  • Name of missing person

  • Time and date

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  • Where did you see the missing person?

  • What did the missing person look like?

    Please fill in as much detail as you remember. For example, please include age, height, build, ethnic appearance, hair colour and style, eye colour, tattoos, piercings or any other distinctive feature they have.

  • Also, what were they wearing? For example please include clothing, jewellery and any belongings that they had with them.

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  • Circumstances

    Please fill in as much detail as you remember. For example, what were they doing when you saw them? What made you notice them? Were they with anyone?

  • What Publicity did you see?

  • DD slash MM slash YYYY

  • About you

    All information we receive is passed to the police. Your identity will remain confidential to Missing People unless you indicate that it is ok for us to pass your details on to the police. The police often do want to speak to the person who saw the missing person to check details and help them find the person.

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  • To find out more about how we handle your data please see our Privacy and Confidentiality Policies.

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