Members of the public should call the 24 hour Missing People charity Freefone number 0500 700 700
For further information during office hours contact the Missing Persons Bureau (answerphone available out of office hours)
+44 (0) 8450 005481
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre is dedicated to eradicating the sexual abuse of children and is reponsible for missing children policy Please note that the following links are for your information and that we do not necessarily endorse any of the charities, websites or organisations listed here. 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. A joint initiative of nine UK organisations, set up to make it easier for you to find help and advice.
The Red Cross works worldwide to restore contact between families by exchanging messages and searching for missing relatives.
The Children's Society is a leading national charity, driven by the belief that every child deserves a good childhood.
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.
A UK charity dedicated to helping missing people and supporting their families while they wait for news.
A UK Registered Charity and support group established to help adults handle their feelings about the effect of adoption on their lives.
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.
A UK charity specialising in international parental child abduction.
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.Other useful sites
