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Report a Sighting
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Members of the public should call the 24 hour Missing People charity Freefone number 0500 700 700

Police Enquiries
For further information during office hours contact the Missing Persons Bureau (answerphone available out of office hours)

Missing Persons Bureau

+44 (0) 1256 602979

Media Enquiries
For all media enquiries, please email

NPIA Press Office

Useful Links

  • British Red Cross

    The Red Cross works worldwide to restore contact between families by exchanging messages and searching for missing relatives.  

  • Children's Society

    The Children's Society is a leading national charity, driven by the belief that every child deserves a good childhood.

  • Child Abduction Information

    Information regarding international child abduction is available from this website and a leaflet can be requested.
     
  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office

    The Foreign & Commonwealth Office have a worldwide network of Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates to help British nationals. They may be able to provide further advice specific to the country in which a person has disappeared.

  • Look4them

    A joint initiative of nine UK organisations, set up to make it easier for you to find help and advice.

  • Missing People Charity

    A UK charity dedicated to helping missing people and supporting their families while they wait for news.

  • Missing You Message Board

    The Missing You website offers a free instant on-line message-posting service designed to help enable you to locate missing persons, lost friends, relatives, workmates, forces pals, etc, that are thought to be anywhere in the UK.

  • National Organisation for the Counselling of Adoptees and Parents (NORCAP)

    A UK Registered Charity and support group established to help adults handle their feelings about the effect of adoption on their lives.

  • Parents & Abducted Children Together (PACT)

    A private, international non-profit organisation registered both in the US and the UK whose mission is to fight parental child abduction across borders; and, in partnership with the police, to locate and retrieve missing children.

  • Reunite

    A UK charity specialising in international parental child abduction.

  • Salvation Army Family Tracing Service

    The mission of the Family Tracing Service is to restore (or sustain) family relationships, by tracing relatives with whom contact has been lost, either recently or in the distant past.

  • Direct Gov - Tracing Missing Persons Fact Sheet

    This factsheet is aimed at those who have lost track of someone in the recent past, usually a relative. It is not intended for those tracing long lost ancestors or for adopted persons.

  • HM Government Young Runaways Action Plan

    A Government plan addressing the issues surrounding young runaways, drawing on recommendations made in the Children's Society and parliamentary panel reports and reflects the direction set by the working group established in January 2008.

In addition to the above organisations, several  private companies also provide tracing services for a fee and these companies may be found by searching the internet for ' People Tracing Services' or by using similar phrases.