In 2016/17 the LSCB supported the Pan Beds work on improving the practice around missing children and held a spotlight event to gain a better understanding of what practitioners said could be improved. A revised missing child procedure is now in place.
In 2017/18 we are focusing on what happens in schools in terms of how well do schools and the systems around children missing education, children not going to school, and elective home education, work in safeguarding children.
The Missing Children Team is a specialist unit providing advice and support to UK law enforcement and other partners in relation to missing children issues. They work closely with the UK Missing Persons Bureau to:
The Missing Children Team are part of the Global Missing Children Network maintaining strong relations with international contacts and work with the International Child Abduction Contact Unit (ICACU) to locate foreign national children involved in parental abductions to the UK.
They do not take reports of missing children from members of the public. These should be reported to your local police station. For further advice visit their website.
Missing People is the only charity in the UK which is dedicated to bringing missing children and adults back together with their families. Some missing people you will have heard of, but many more you won’t. For their families, life can feel like a desperate and unbearable struggle as they wait for days or even years. That’s why they are here for missing people and their families, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to provide free and confidential support by phone, text or email.
For more information, visit their website.
Children Missing Education: statutory guidance for local authorities
A useful website for practitioners and families can be found at:
More information can be found on the Luton Borough Council website:
