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Policy and Research

Our Policy and Research team provide a national knowledge focal point in the field of missing. We aim to promote policy making that will reduce the number of people who go missing and provide the best support available to those who do so. Our policy function is evidence based, drawing on our own wealth of information, research and expertise.

Presumption of Death

Only a small fraction of people who go missing never return. Those that do leave behind family members who may eventually have to, or want to, declare them dead. Missing People is campaigning for the introduction of legislation in England and Wales that would simplify the process for families wanting to declare a missing family member dead.

Living in Limbo

Living in Limbo provides the first account of the devastating impact that going missing can have on left behind family members, including emotional, social, financial, legal and practical difficulties.

Service User as Research Participant

Policy and Research Officer Lucy Holmes has contributed an article to the first issue of a new journal, The Journal of Voluntary Sector Research. The first issue of the journal is available to download, without charge, from the Journal's website.

Report of the Parliamentary Hearings on Runaway and Missing Children

Final report now available.

Missing People: Research To Date

The information contained here has been collected from a wide range of sources, and aims to be as detailed as possible.